The Sunny Side of the Lane

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Nice observation of the shadows on the tree trunk.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Wed 22 Mar 12:47:56

A super painting David.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Wed 22 Mar 15:33:24

Thank you both for your appreciation. Well spotted, Stephen. This started off as a "tree portrait" intending to capture the light effects on the trunk and branches but then I started "improving" the background for a better composition. The end result is a genuine tree painted on the spot but moved into a totally different location!

Posted by David Whitehead on Wed 22 Mar 15:39:39

Lucky you David, nothing but rain and more rain here........lovely scene beautifully painted.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 22 Mar 16:23:08

This is lovely - well done David

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 22 Mar 20:04:38

Great watercolor technique and a wonderful handsome tree David. Successful plein air painting!

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Thu 23 Mar 05:14:17

Early spring captured beautifully David, sunny but still fairly cold.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Thu 23 Mar 08:05:12

Thanks for all those positive comments, especially Satu's. I sometimes think it sounds pretentious to say I'm painting the light, not the trees etc. but when a viewer can tell that the weather is cold, it makes it all worthwhile.

Posted by David Whitehead on Fri 24 Mar 15:36:30

Hang on Studio Wall

22/03/2017

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My first decent outdoor painting of the year after a succession of wet Tuesday mornings.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the…

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