January, near Adlington

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The light in these two paintings is wonderful. So atmospheric

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Mon 11 Feb 16:11:20

That is awesome how you turned a happy accident into a successful event! I love it!

Posted by Jolanta Kedra on Mon 11 Feb 16:13:40

So glad it didn’t make the bin David! Shows what perseverance can do, this is excellent , super perspective and composition.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Mon 11 Feb 19:32:43

Another lovely painting.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Tue 12 Feb 19:34:34

Thank you all for those appreciative comments. I've learned a lot from the Suffolk artist, Andrew Pitt, and one of his maxims is to disregard mistakes until you can see their impact on the final picture. Recommend his website to all!

Posted by David Whitehead on Fri 15 Feb 08:36:50

Hang on Studio Wall

11/02/2019

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This one nearly went in the bin after the sky wash. I painted upside down to get a graduated sky, darker at the roofline and lighter higher up, but I was impatient and turned it right way up too soon, creating a huge cauliflower. As this developed, however, I persevered with the rest of the picture and it ended up looking more like distant hills or clouds. A happy accident, that's what watercolour's all about.

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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