My garden in February

My garden in February
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great composition Helen like your dry brush work that patch of light leads the eye towards the empty chairs making you wonder where the occupants are well done David Harrison

This is really excellent Helen, a great subject matter and an exciting piece.

Very modern, spacial with good forms and shapes extenuated by smashing light. Not the usual scene of gardens, there would have been more sky less foreground.

Thanks for the great comments! I was in two minds as to whether to put this one up as it's a bit wacky and influenced by my current obsession with the post-Impressionists. I'll paint it again in summer by which time I'll have moved on to the Cubists and you can play spot-the-tree!! :)

Hang on Studio Wall
02/03/2016
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Helen Melia

Self-taught, having started quite late in life! After a lifetime of doodling and drawing, and with my family nearly off my hands and now only working part-time, I took the plunge in early 2015 and went on an acrylics painting course in Italy. Since then I have been painting in every available…

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