Cottage in the Woods

Comments

An inviting scene well painted David. Like the house but the perspective appears a little adrift but maybe this was done on purpose.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 21 Jul 09:43:39

Great painting David,

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 21 Jul 10:42:23

Thank you both. The view is downhill, Carole, my eyeline is about chimney height.

Posted by David Whitehead on Thu 21 Jul 11:07:16

Love the detail in this one, David!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 21 Jul 11:17:48

Love the way the landscape nestles around the cottage. Lovely trees and like the way you have subtly suggested the distant hill and trees.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 21 Jul 13:11:25

What a lovely painting and the use of white really makes it sing.

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 21 Jul 13:53:40

A super piece of art David.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 21 Jul 14:54:13

Thank you all very much, glad you like it. It belittles our efforts, Heather, but unpainted white paper is often the most attractive part of a painting.

Posted by David Whitehead on Thu 21 Jul 15:55:08

Works very well.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sat 23 Jul 19:17:31

Thanks, Stephen.

Posted by David Whitehead on Sun 24 Jul 04:33:17

Hang on Studio Wall

21/07/2022

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Cottage in the Woods. First Tuesday outdoors painting session for 4 weeks for various reasons, and postponed for 24 hours to avoid the heatwave. Felt very unpractised.

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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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