Autumn Light, Stainforth.

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You really have caught the quality of the light, and the Yorkshire stone, rather well. This really stands out in the gallery.

Posted by Tony Auffret on Fri 06 Oct 10:03:57

Very nice light and tone Ian,

Posted by David Johns on Fri 06 Oct 14:20:00

I like this Ian, you have captured the light so well.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 06 Oct 14:32:11

Great work Ian, you have captured the light brilliantly

Posted by Barry Hulme on Fri 06 Oct 16:17:09

Very nice Ian, subtle palette and lovely composition

Posted by Marty Garland on Fri 06 Oct 16:54:46

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06/10/2017

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Oil on Board 6" x 8", Bright highlights and strong long shadows make a perfect combination for a 'townscape' or even 'villagescape'. This is Riston Barn in Stainforth with the village's only post box, depicted here with a flash of windsor red. Once again this is painted on a burnt sienna ground (mdf panel), and following peniclling in the rough outline of the buildings I used some promarkers to build up the underlying tones. I've used these a couple of times and for a quick tonal underpainting these seem to be ok, although they do tend to remove some of the acrylic base wash..

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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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