TULIP MEADOW AT HOWICK HALL by Maureen Stephenson

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Beautiful work, Maureen, very lovely meadow well painted.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 02 Jul 16:08:31

Thank you, Cesare. I enjoyed painting this. It came after I'd struggled with a seascape which was painted on top of another failed seascape. After that I decided I needed to do something calmer. I'm now working on a second 'meadow' piece, maybe with more flowers and a lighter touch.

Posted by Maureen Stephenson on Sat 02 Jul 18:14:01

This is beautiful Maureen.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Sat 02 Jul 21:46:53

Absolutely gorgeous Maureen - I love that haziness of the light, top left, perfectly offset by the dark on the opposite side. " Lovely, very nice" says Ralph.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 02 Jul 22:03:16

Thank you so much, Adele, Marjorie (and Ralph!).

Posted by Maureen Stephenson on Sat 02 Jul 22:27:24

I love the movement in your paint strokes

Posted by lynne whitfield on Sat 02 Jul 22:28:09

Thank you, Lynne. I really tried with this painting to vary the brush strokes so that it didn't look too regimented. Will have to, hopefully, do the same with the 2nd 'meadow' piece. Here's hoping!

Posted by Maureen Stephenson on Sat 02 Jul 22:36:45

I've just commented that this could be next to Fran Russell's lake scene.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sun 03 Jul 08:58:35

Delightful. Love the composition.

Posted by Henry Martin on Sun 03 Jul 09:07:32

I can hear the insects and birdsong! Lovely painting Maureen.

Posted by Fran Russell on Sun 03 Jul 09:29:39

Thank you Henry and Fran. I've been to Fran's site (see Marjorie's comment) and am an immediate fan. Would love to say this was painted en plein air but sad to say it's a studio piece. Still I am practicing painting outdoors and, hopefully, one day will have something to post. Am ever hopeful!

Posted by Maureen Stephenson on Sun 03 Jul 09:51:37