Forum Challenge by Fiona Phipps

Very impressive, Fiona. Love the way you handled it, beautiful colour palette.

Lovely palette Fiona and a dear little hut too.

You've made it your own Fiona and the colours, especially those strokes of blue are lovely!

Lovely loose painting Fiona. I particularly like the way you have handled the snow. Is it painted with a knife? Thank you for sharing it.

This is super Fiona. You have certainly "cracked" the challenge.

Lovely painting! The ochre and the umber is beautiful!

Now this is excellent Fiona, great style and palette - something that bit different.

Very spontaneous and charming littl scene. Love your palette. and brush strokes.

I really like the freedom and colour palette of this challenge.

This is so full of life Fiona !!

Wonderful painting, Fiona, the best of the challenge I saw till now.

Beautifully fresh and painterly, Fiona. You must be really pleased with this one. The light and cast shadows on the roof and in the doorway just make it.

Loose and beautiful painting , love the palette knife marks and colours, Fiona.

Well done Fiona, my favourite medium, and lovely colours

Seeing the different interpretations of this, to me, rather uninspiring challenge I love yours Fiona!

This is great Fiona, vibrant and expressive and love your palette.

Great brush strokes lovely painting

Different, like it, Fiona

My goodness, thank you everyone for your positive feedback, especially about the palette. I should try the ‘chucking it on’ method more often! Lol I used a brush and knife and the colours are... U. Marine Transparent oxide red lake R. Sienna Indian yellow Viridian (yuk) T. White.

One of the best, Fiona.

Fiona, gosh that’s gorgeous and so striking! I love your colour palette, agree with your view on viridian though it’s not obvious in your painting, unless a little in the trees?! Well, I think we mostly agreed that the initial challenge was uninspiring, and yet, ultimately it has produced some exiting and very different results of which this is definitely one!

I love How you have used the colours. The snow is lovely.

So lively and interesting Fiona, really lovely!

Fiona, this is fabulous! Gorgeous colours - you have transformed this scene totally :)

Oh, that's so brave and different Fiona. Lovely work.

A gorgeous layering of snow and contrasts of grey and blue, the cottage set in the forest looks marvelous too, an excellent watercolour painting Fiona. I like the textured surfaces you have painted for this Winter scene!

That’s really lovely Fiona. Will look terrific framed up on anyone’s wall.

Just a WOW of a wet in wet!

What a stunner, Fiona! Fabulous textures, palette and atmosphere.

Really like this impressionistic version, Fiona, lovely colours and full of light.

Love it.

Wow! this was well worth waiting for Fiona, I love the colours you have chosen, brilliant work 😀

Wow this is pretty damn good Fiona. Some gorgeous colours and you have put your own stamp on it. Just great.

Thanks ever so much everyone for your wonderful and positive comments, they are always appreciated. Thank you x

Superb!!

Another beauty Fiona, lovely style

Many thanks Satu and David!

Beautiful colours, and expressive brush work. Lovely painting

Thank you very much Janet, much appreciated.