The Lane in Winter

I like this very much, Robert. The combination of very limited palette, very good use of pattern and texture, and excellent composition seems to have hit the button!

It seems strange looking at a snow picture now, I had to turn the heating off here today the sun was so warm through the window and it's not even February yet. Very loose and I too like the limited palette helps to add to the feeling of cold, a worthy addition to your gallery.

This is very good Robert. Like the sense of depth and texture.

I love your dynamic trees, they look so natural. Good textures as usual.

I agree with the above comments, Robert: it is very beautiful. You know trees are one of my favourite subjects, so: bravo!!

Nice work, Robert. I like the way you've used the trees as well as the lane to lead the viewer in.

Well I managed to avoid doing the statutory snow scene this year. I had enough of the real stuff and still repairing the damage. (our chimney got ice in and collapsed last week.). I utterly hate snow but I will make an exception for this. It's just brilliant. Even though it's a cold scene there's a warmth to the sky that really sets it off as well as the warm tones of the trees. The composition is really well though out but it's the way you've laid on the paint that really appeals to me .It has movement and real life in that confusion of branches. This is "Art".

Great sweeping motion throughout Robert, you have portrayed a living image, Excellent work!

The trees are maginifently done, Robert, and I like the vibrancy and the inherent movement that sweeps through the painting. It's very powerful.

Great composition, very handsome brushstokes.

A super painting. I like it.

Have to agree with the above....another winner!

This has to be one of my favourites in your gallery. Beautifully done, and I too like the warm touches that set those wonderful cool colours off so well.

This has brilliant flow and movement, Robert, and lovely linear work....that feeling of winter branches so delicately outlined beneath the snow. I admire your skill with snow...I find it so difficult to do.

Many thanks to all of you for your comments; I'm very touched by them - this was painted on the bones of a discarded picture, which featured quite a lot of Prussian Blue plus touches of Burnt Sienna: this provided a good basis for the snow - and I shall do that again. I'm particularly pleased that many of you observed the movement in the painting, the biggest problem with which was that it could have been static, white, and pasty. I was pleased to get away from very 'careful' painting in this - which would only have replicated my photograph. One thing I've learned from this - I paint much better pictures when my ground has quite pronounced tooth.

Lovely painterly style Robert. It's ages since I saw one of yours. I've been away in hospital for a while. Thanks for putting your website on . I will have a little peek! Jx

My goodness it's hard to avoid clichés when one paints snow scenes; they flick into Christmas-cardyness while your back's turned. The first trick is to avoid using white, and you've done this brilliantly. There must be every shade of not-quite-white known to man on this small canvas. But you've also captured the elusive, non-cosy side of snow: it looks cold for a start (no bad thing!), uninviting even, though the path by that pollarded tree does beckon...

This is my favourite Robert. I can feel the weather and am drawn to follow the lane. Love the winter trees.

Very nice painting Robert. I love the lively brush strokes. A lovely job.

I really like this Robert. In a very strange way it makes me think of that old czech ( ??? spelling? ) fairy tale, The Singing Ringing Tree. As if that odd bear creature were just about to come hopping round the bend. Or perhaps I'm going round the bend ! Great snow scene.