South Weirs Brockenhurst - after rain

Yesterday, I was a few miles from home when the heavens opened and it poured with rain for several minutes. Luckily I was in my car. Immediately afterwards, the sun came out and lit everything in a brilliant light. The red telephone box and white cottage at South Weirs stood out sharply and the low November sun cast a long shadow from the telegraph pole behind me. I have tried to capture the feel of that moment in this watercolour completed this morning. 14x10 in. on Arches Rough.
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Michael Trask
Hello. I am a retired Chartered Building Surveyor who took up watercolours at the age of 66 fifteen years ago. It is never too late! Whilst I could always draw and understood perspective ( my training helped that) I had never painted other than a few sketches for clients as an articled pupil 60…
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