Cottage in the country by Martyn Lawrence

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I think this is superb. Your trees look good to me!

Excellent picture 😌

All good posts today

Once again - thanks to everyone for your comments - much appreciated

A beautiful painting, lovely colours.

The tree n the right needs to be broken up a bit - or you could extend it upwards, but the tops of trees tend to be more ragged that this; and as it's standing against the light, you'd probably see flashes of sky through the branches; paint in a few branches and you'll see where the problem lies. Your other trees are fine: better shape, and more convincing. There are some good touches in this for someone who's not been painting in oils before 2 years ago, and hardly that... just plod on with practice, there's every sign in this that you WILL get to where you want to be.

Special thanks to Robert Jones. I am really keen to read and consider all such good and wise advice, and will therefore put in some meaningful practice (in painting trees) before my next effort. :-)

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12/03/2023
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Once again, a painting inspired by a magazine article. I'm pleased with the cottage, but not so much the trees

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Martyn Lawrence

Still quite new to oil painting (starting in March 2021) I am really enjoying the challenges involved as I struggle enthusiastically up the learning curve. I think I am getting better at general techniques and copying existing pictures and photos, but am currently distinctly lacking in the…

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