Whittlesford Allotments
- Pen outline
I was in the Cambridge village of Whittlesford this morning to visit the Gallery there and offer some of my paintings to the proprietors. (They kindly took three) So with a brilliant sunny and very cold day it was a good opportunity to do a watercolour sketch. This view in the allotments (for the non-UK viewer allotments are a peculiarly British institution – you can hire a small plot of land near where you live and grow vegetables and flowers). This worked out pretty well with the sun streaming towards me.
Hi Noel
I love your watercolours. This painting seems to pulsate with behind-the-scenes life. I wonder if painting on site does that.
swatch said this on January 31, 2009 at 5:47 pm |
Thanks for the encouragement. I must say that I get a complete buzz out of painting outside in front of a subject that inspires me. In this case the cold air, cold colours but warm sky, frost etc were all things I wanted to try and capture – and of course the strong sunlight throwing everything into sharp relief.
noelgarner said this on February 13, 2009 at 7:36 pm |