The Old Road

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This is a really lovely painting Robert, the sunlight, the shadows across the path, distant woodland and beautiful greens. What a treat on a cold winter evening!

Posted by Christine Davies on Thu 05 Feb 18:59:25

Having just come to acrylics I like to paint it on thickly with the palette knife or apply it in grand smooth washes. Not sure if I'll ever get anywhere in painting the middle ground (mastering detail that is) which you do so admirably in your work.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Thu 05 Feb 19:00:09

Nicely done and dedicated Robert. We see a lot of that indident on BBC South news

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Thu 05 Feb 20:24:26

Very good Robert and the rat which I've spotted! (hope I'm right and it is Mr rat I see!!)

Posted by Louise Naimian on Thu 05 Feb 20:30:11

Really suberb depiction of sunlight through dappled trees and falling on the path. The purples of the distant trees is a nice touch.

Posted by Thea Cable on Thu 05 Feb 20:34:21

Yes I think you will become the Savior of Fence Posts , you ar rather fond of them. I especially like the soft winter trees in the background. Cant find Mr Ratty , Louise must have better eyes than I have,

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Thu 05 Feb 20:41:02

The rat is there - not immediately visible, as was my intention (I usually make him fairly obvious), but if you were to scour the path a welcome reunion would follow.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Thu 05 Feb 21:17:44

Superb Robert

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 05 Feb 21:24:39

Excellent Robert.

Posted by Scott Scott on Fri 06 Feb 06:37:31

Hi Robert, I though I had better take another look on here after an internet neglect! :-) This is a lovely painting with an excellent feel of light on a bright day. It's the kind of footpath many of us would think...."that's like the one I walked down the other weekend!"

Posted by Paul Hopkinson on Fri 06 Feb 07:04:03

Nice and sunny. Inspires hope and makes you feel good.

Posted by Pat Harrison on Fri 06 Feb 07:18:47

Looks a beautiful walk, love the trees (their greens) and the posts. The distant colour in the trees gives good depth.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 07 Feb 11:01:21

Fabulous painting Robert - makes me want to walk down that lane and gaze across the brightly lit field towards the woods in the distance.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 10 Feb 15:53:26

Fabulous work, Robert! Beautifully painted, the depiction of light is superb and I love the brushwork which gives the painting such vibrancy.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 11 Feb 11:49:23

Lovely. I can feel the breeze and I would love to know what lies beyond the bend! Foliage is beautifully done

Posted by Julia Davis on Mon 09 Mar 03:01:43

Above comment was for Village Outskirts! But love this one even more

Posted by Julia Davis on Mon 09 Mar 03:09:47

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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One of these days I shall have an exhibition entitled Fence Posts I Have Immortalized - they seem to crop up in so many of my paintings; true, they are a bit omnipresent in the countryside down South (you get rather nice stone walls further North) but I must try painting a landscape without one. Anyway, this is a composite - partly based on a path in my old home village (which I've painted before) and partly on the old road between Niton and Blackgang (which went under a landslide long ago a bit further on. I've narrowed it a bit, for those who insist on topographical details.) The original was in the collection of my late uncle, Dr Stanley Crooks - and I'd like to dedicate this version to his memory.

About the Artist

Robert Jones, NAPA

Born November 18th 1950. Former party political agent, former chairman of housing association. Has worked as a volunteer with the NHS since 2000, painting seriously for the last ten years, sporadically for the last 50. Member, National Association of Painters in Acrylic from October 2015

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