Summer Sun on the Park Pit Track

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Super landscape David.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Tue 26 Jun 11:16:59

Watercolourists are never happy! But you have overcome the weather problems and produced a good, fresh painting here David.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 26 Jun 11:35:16

I've posted a link to this on the Forum as a good example of how to paint trees (the discussion was about sky/bird-holes in the foliage). We all get problems with watercolour especially, but I think you've triumphed over them.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Tue 26 Jun 13:17:26

A beautiful image of a beautiful day.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Tue 26 Jun 14:25:33

This is great painting.....especially love the colours & brush marks in the tree...

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Tue 26 Jun 15:51:20

Lovely, fresh and loose!

Posted by Jolanta Kedra on Tue 26 Jun 16:06:52

Beautiful, David

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 26 Jun 17:00:41

You still ended up with a good result David.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 26 Jun 19:24:17

The colouring is spot on David.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 26 Jun 21:04:09

Such a pleasant result!

Posted on Fri 29 Jun 09:37:22

Thank you all for those kind and supportive comments, it makes the arduous task of having to stand in a field in this unaccustomed glorious weather all the more worthwhile! I shall have to force myself to go out again next week.

Posted by David Whitehead on Fri 29 Jun 10:09:22

Hang on Studio Wall

26/06/2018

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The outdoor painter has 3 problems with Nature - the 3 W's - Warmth, Wet & Wind. Last week it was warmth, the heatwave was drying the paint on the brush. By the time I put the foreground in the paper was so warm that runbacks and clumsy dry brush marks spoilt the freshness. Still, a memory of a beautiful hour among the birdsong.

About the Artist

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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