Forging a Path by Ian Black
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Oil on Canvas 20" x 16". The children forging a path through the meadow, again one of those - is it or isn't it finished... I orginally asked the wife and her remark was have you finished it? Taken aback I asked why. The original had a sky -blue blob in the center of the far tree line, and to her it didn't look right. So I blocked this out and with some light green, smeared in the sunrays. I am more than pleased with this effect, and can only thank the wife for her critical assessment. The painting was on a crimson-tinted ground, which I think makes up for the lack of the red primary in the painting itself.
About the Artist
Ian Black
Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…
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