Wide Blue Yonder

Robert, I really like the composition of this painting, the lovely wild foreground and the blue distant landscape. Love the title too! I agree, it doesn't need anything else, it is a very evocative Isle of Wight landscape painting.

"Fussed to death" like that. and like the pic...I always do Robert.

Hi Robert. Theres plenty of colour interest as it is, although I notice you didnt hold off entirely from the birds and critters. I think i can see three (note certain of the third one). I like it.

Eagle-eyed P Farnes .... Yes, there's a bird; there is also, as there is in most of my paintings, my favourite cirtter, to whit, a rat. I kept them as pets you see, for a good many years; I know that there are poor, benighted souls who do not love them, but if one were to think of them as small dogs..... Does that help? The rat, when featured, replaces my signature generally speaking. Hard to work one of them into seascapes, though that doesn't stop me trying, but they're somewhere to be found in a lot of my work. There shouldn't be a third one - at least, I can't remember painting one! But there are certainly two - ie, bird, and rat. And should there not always in life be at least one bird, and rat?

This is gorgeous especially when viewing it large. You can then appreciate how well crafted this is ... and I found the rat!

I obviously didn't look closely enough but can see the bird and the rat now. Are you trying to emulate Robert (mouseman) Thompson the Yorkshire craftesman by becoming Robert (Ratman) Jones?

I wasnt certain of the third, but midway up the vertical line between the rat and the bird I saw something that looked a little like a bird on a nest on the ground...I knew after spotting a couple Id start making them up!

I keep looking around this painting -so much to look at. Like the quirkiness of it, that bird especially!

Lovely colours and textures. I saw the little bird straight away and thought - how very Robert! Had to look for the rat after someone mentioned it above. Great individuality in this painting, but then would be expect anything less of you lol!

A beautiful painting Robert, love the hazy distance, the palette and the atmosphere you have created.

So beautiful Robert wish I was there. (never drawn a rat perhaps you could post a picture of one of yours.

I spy a bird, a rat, but alas, no Dame Edith Sitwell..lol

Glad Edith didn't put in an appearance .... interesting about textures; someone else (Diana Hudson) mentioned this on Facebook; I feel a blog coming on.... Oh, and Karyl - take a look at my blogposts here on POL, (New Start): I have a picture of our first rat, The Great Ralph (TM, and RIP).

Fabulous texture and life in the scrubby undergrowth. Saw the rat right away but then I was looking for it. Love the hazy distant views.

The title is just right Robert, Wide Blue Yonder, I love it! Wind swept mountain grass, beautiful blue emptiness in the distance, lonely bird. Works for me!

Just spotted this one in your gallery and had to comment, its gorgeous!