LP Project -Firle Beacon

I don't think you've been heavy-handed with the colour, and you've tackled your gremlin, greens. Quite a change of approach for you - you should step out of your comfort zone more often: as, doubtless, should we all...

Very nice and colourful Thea! The sun shines through it too!

Thank you Robert and Sarah - glad you think the colour is ok. I think it is just that my bete noire is greens of all varieties, so I find it hard to judge what looks right in this colour and what is too much. I am slowly getting to grips with using greens and this one certainly aided my education!

Love the wild flowers in the foreground here with the long shadows running across them Thea. Interesting about personal colour choice. I have certain colours in my palette that are untouched, especially sap green shades. The addition of the blue patches of colour in the hills works well here and overall, it's a super landscape, well painted!

I think it makes for a much more interesting painting when the artist interprets the scene in their own way and doesn't try to reproduce an exact painting. This is lovely, the colours make it!

Thank you very much Louise and Christine. I actually had to paint this one my way because I didn't have a cat in hell's chance of being able to do it the way it was supposed to be done (haven't got the skills I'm afraid). Louise, my stock greens are oxide of chromium, viridian and Daniel Smith's Vivid Green. I shove different colours with them to darken or brighten but I am not that good at it because greens seem to totally fox me.

Your greens are super, Thea and there is so much variation in them. I also have several untouched greens in my paintbox, so I probably will have to paint something with only those greens in it!

lovely interpretation Thea

Good interpretation and so many GREENS!! lol I am impressed!!

This is a bit different for you Thea with nearly all the paper covered in paint and hardly any white showing but I do like it. Just shows what an excellent artist you are.

I did a double take. Very good and it has a lovely softness about it. Clours and composition hang together well. I like it.

I love your interpretation of the scene, Thea. You've made a rather mundane scene come to life with your lovely palette and vibrant washes.