Gloucester Plein Air Day Saturday 20 July 2019.

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This is a really complex scene painted with such zest Tessa. Love all the interesting characters and objects. Good luck with the competition Tessa.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 26 Jul 09:34:59

Many thanks Carole, the competition has been and gone, judged on the day! I now appreciate better the time constraints of tv competitions where you’re given four hours to complete a piece! Very difficult when people want to stop and chat, Altai do enjoy that side of it too.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 26 Jul 09:56:29

Complex scene well painted Tessa

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Fri 26 Jul 13:07:07

I think a composite is a rather good idea Tessa, fabulous work without doubt!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 26 Jul 15:00:58

Many thanks Shaun and Alan.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 26 Jul 16:58:12

Hang on Studio Wall

26/07/2019

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This was my entry into the competition last Saturday and is oil on board 16x20”. I decided having done a recce a few days before, to do a composite painting of scenes around the city centre including the docks. I actually decided I tried to put too much in, but it is what it is, and was great fun to do. I started with the shape of the Cathedral door, then added various sights and scenes around the area. I have tweaked since, adding some detail. In hindsight maybe I should have settled for one scene! Maybe next year.

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Tessa Gwynne

I have returned to painting over the last few years having relocated from Cardiff to the Cotswolds in 2009 and joined the Guiting Power Art Group. Although I did a year's Foundation Course at art college after leaving school, I hadn’t painted much in the interim, except for a few attempts here and…

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