Autumn Sentinel by John Walker

What a beautiful painting John. With the size it must be stunning, I have seen your comments on the forum and have found your blog and this painting. You are a very accomplished artist.

You are very kind Beatrice. Thank you.. Also thanks for visiting my 'blog'.. I don't have much time for it, but every so often I post! I am finding my way around this site and I find it a very pleasant one. Thanks again Beatrice... .

Agree with Beatrice John, It is a lovely painting - love your shadows. Draws the viewer in. Smashing.

Good work and a good understanding of using shadows to give patches of light

Thank you Neil. I have to confess, I hadn't long been re-involved with oils when I painted this. My style has since changed a little, but right now I have only works in progress, which are not yet fit for human consumption! Thanks again ... John

Wow! Nice bit of work..... All best Karl

Thank you Karl. Your comment is appreciated. I am up to my ears in Winsor and Newton at the moment! Regards John

Hi John I found you from the forum. I like what i see in your gallery...

Hi Phil, I am a bit remiss with the forum, as I have been busy painting! (And doing other things, around the house!) Thanks for your kind comment. I am still trying to find my way around the site, but it isn't as intuitive as some! Regards John

If the person is on the forum and they have their name as per their gallery...copy paste into all gallery users...hey presto here I am again...failing that you have to look all through the pages of pictures & hope you can spot their style...I try to visit three new (to me) galleries per day...always leaving a comment too...

Hello John, Nice work here, lovely feeling and I like the foreground very much, 'suggested detail ' well done.Thank you for your very kind comments, sorry for the delay in replying. 'Light Over Grasmere' was a 16" x 12" canvas. You have made me realise that I have no sizes on any of my work, will have to rectify this.Regards, Joe

Thanks Joe. I appreciate the comment. My remarks are no more than your paintings deserve for sure! As for foregrounds, I always had trouble there, so I tricked myself into thinking I would leave them 'unfinished'. Then I saw a clip on TV, from David Shepherd, explaining his method with thick paint (almost impasto) and a matchstick! Makes nice foreground grasses and ground-litter. I should explain that my oils usually have impasto somewhere on the canvas, I suppose, due to the way I work the colour. Already one picture I did 10 years ago has started to craze though! So I went wrong somewhere! Regards John

Nice painting. I really like the way youve dealt with the foreground it looks very wet and muddy.

Thank you John. I'm glad I pulled it off... The picture is now on someone's wall, as a Birthday gift. She chose it, so I must have got something right! I think I pointed out, there was a chain-link fence between me and the tree and also the field was waist-high in golden corn. But I used the old artistic licence! Nothing against corn, but it was a bit 'mono-tone'. Thanks again John

I admire your work. This inspires me to continue with developing a more traditional style for attempting landscapes. A beatifull work. John R Hunter.

Just found your painting on the random portfolios. These are beautiful trees and the shadows are perfect.

I don't remember seeing your gallery before and I must say your work is stunning. This is perhaps my favourite but they are all lovely. Thanks for yoru comment on my dog in the forum.

I think this is a superb oil landscape John,