In a previous blog (August 10th) I demonstrated my methods for painting a gouache landscape en plein air. The subject was Pin Mill on the Suffolk Coast. Unfortunately, as I explained, “good light” stopped play.
To recap:
The start of the painting.
Stage two. At this point the painting had to be abandoned due to rain and wind!
Fortunately, I have since returned for another few hours to work on the painting and then complete it in the studio.
The finished painting.
Detail of finished painting.
As will be seen, a great deal of work has been done on the barges etc and on the water where I was hoping to capture the play of light and the patterns of reflections. At times I used hogs hair brushes, at others, softer synthetic ones which allowed me to blend much more easily. At the end I was using tiny sable brushes, to do areas such as the rigging.
As I said in my previous blog, working en plein air can be both exhilarating and challenging. If you haven’t already tried it , have a go!
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