Ancient olive trees, Puglia

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I like the movement in the tree, Helen, and the limited palette.

Posted by Dawn Halliwell on Sun 24 Sep 23:36:36

Thanks Dawn - I'm not used to plein air painting and the weather conditions were a bit challenging - grey and windy! So I'm pleased the movement comes through

Posted by Helen Melia on Mon 25 Sep 06:32:06

This is so well done Helen. Beautiful warm colours.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 25 Sep 09:03:47

Very good Helen. It's expressive and powerful and very evocative of the locality.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Mon 25 Sep 10:03:22

Nice and free application of the paint and a great painting.

Posted by Willie Drea on Mon 25 Sep 12:56:02

Lovely work, Helen, I like the palette too.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 25 Sep 20:34:04

Hang on Studio Wall

24/09/2017

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Acrylic on canvas

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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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