The Road Less Gritted

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And you succeeded, Karen. A very quiet, lovely view.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Fri 04 Jan 08:26:42

You've captured how the snow seems to wrap itself around everything, Karen.

Posted by Dawn Halliwell on Fri 04 Jan 08:36:54

Thank you Mia and Dawn!

Posted by Karen Thomas on Fri 04 Jan 09:07:42

A really stunning piece. Love the wonderful merging washes, the light and the palette. Beautifully done.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Fri 04 Jan 09:44:47

A beautiful painting Karen , you have caught the effect really well.

Posted by David Johns on Fri 04 Jan 09:46:35

You've captured it so well, a lovely watercolour.

Posted by Linda Drury on Fri 04 Jan 09:53:18

It’s beautiful, Karen. Love the blue and those touches of turquoise.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Fri 04 Jan 10:14:39

Lovely use of the light !

Posted by Ann Marie Crawford on Fri 04 Jan 10:31:11

Thank you so much everyone! I'm better known for my animals, so it's always a treat when a landscape goes down well because I really enjoy painting them too.

Posted by Karen Thomas on Fri 04 Jan 11:01:38

So lovely Karen.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 04 Jan 12:25:41

And captured it you have Karen. Love the blurred distance, especially on the left. It adds mystery and intrigu. A really lovely atmospheric painting.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 04 Jan 13:30:32

Lovely snow scene Karen.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Fri 04 Jan 15:08:40

Really lovely, Karen

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Fri 04 Jan 15:23:42

Very beautiful, Karen.

Posted by Iwona Zwolak on Fri 04 Jan 17:09:23

This is gorgeous Karen, love the colours in your washes.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 04 Jan 18:37:14

Beautifully painted and a wonderful title Karen.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Fri 04 Jan 18:53:05

Wow this looks stunning Karen. You have really captured the snow.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 04 Jan 20:13:55

Super painting Karen. I like the way you’ve framed the little church with the trees, and this really has the feel of new snow and ultra-coldness! Lovely job.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 04 Jan 20:46:36

Ps love the title too, says it all!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 04 Jan 20:47:05

Beautifully painted, Karen - a gorgeous scene.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sat 05 Jan 10:09:26

This is so beautiful and so full of light Karen. I love it !!

Posted by Audrey Hynds on Sun 06 Jan 18:06:36

This is gorgeous! We used to live in a village like tha, cut off barring tractors! So beautifully captured...the real spirit of snow here!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 07 Jan 07:59:47

Love the way you have transformed a cold wintry day into a bright and vivid scene

Posted by Liam Reilly on Wed 09 Jan 00:15:12

Very crisp. Everything is just right.

Posted by Val-Irene Robertson on Sat 12 Jan 19:32:13

Lovely painting which is very atmospheric.

Posted by cecilia payne on Sun 13 Jan 16:00:50

Hang on Studio Wall

04/01/2019

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Where I live, when it snows, as a village we just have to settle in for a few days because nobody bar the tractors can move. Last year, I grabbed camera (too cold for me for plein air at the time) and walked miles through the snowscape. Is there anything better than finding huge swathes of virgin snow where nobody has been yet?! The still quietness too ... that’s what I was trying to capture here.

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Karen Thomas

After a promising early start I was told (as so many artists are) to get a ‘proper job’! Fast forward more years than I care to mention, and a move to Devon it all came flooding back out. After a period of experimentation and a stint of formal learning, I quickly became mesmerised by my own…

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