La primavera ha llegado, Arbol de almendros (Spring has arrived, the almond tree)

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Beautiful work Janet and a wonderful galleries. Thanks for your kind comments

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 01 Feb 13:42:16

This makes a lovely impact. Good textures.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 01 Feb 14:10:07

Thank you Dennis and Gudrun.

Posted by Janet Jasper on Mon 01 Feb 14:45:27

The centre piece is the tree, and it really stands out, great texture to it gives it an almost 3d effect.

Posted by andre mulard on Mon 01 Feb 14:57:49

Thank you Andre. Yes the tree was not done in a turpsy wash like the far background, but more impasto.

Posted by Janet Jasper on Mon 01 Feb 16:33:51

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01/02/2016

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En plein air painting completed this morning in an hour. I pass this tree in the fields every day when I walk my dogs and have been looking at it in full blossom for the last week; every day meaning to go back and paint it. This morning I made it! It is oil on canvas, using a very turpsy wash paint on most of it. It's 18 degrees so it was drying quite quickly anyway. The fields are over the road from my house and this tree was unpruned, away from the main almond grove which made it a bit different. The main almond grove is a bit more sheltered and is not fully in bloom yet- next weeks plein air painting perhaps!

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Janet Jasper

I am a retired UK pension manager, who studied art and design at Spelthorne College, Middx in the mid 90s whilst still working and now spend most days painting. I would describe my style as eclectic as I like to change style depending on the subject matter and the mood that I am in. I generally work…

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