I want to appeal to my more hardy readers to continue with me into this most fascinating of all the seasons, painting as often as possible in the field. This may sound pretty grim and, of course, at times it will be, but do be assured that any efforts made will, more often than not, be well rewarded. I have sometimes found myself in the most frightful positions, wondering whether it is worth the effort, yet, invariably I have learnt something, if only what NOT to do, and on occasions have achieved some fair results. And with a fairly good painting in the bag, it is surprising how quickly we can forget that in order to get it we nearly had the car in a ditch, or were so cold that it was with difficulty we gathered up our equipment for the journey home. On the other hand I have known it to be warmer on a mild, still day in January than on a draughty one in June! Such is our climate.

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