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| North Heath Lane in snow |
Our snow has all gone now, but here's another one from last week. It was Monday and we had about four or five inches of snow settle overnight. The local roads were pretty dangerous that day and I decided I'd rather not drive anywhere if I could help it. So I took my paints out on a sledge and headed up this hill away from the village. The effect of looking back towards the village and hill behind was lovely and soft and muted - things which don't come easily to me with painting but I'm trying hard to introduce softness and blending where it is needed!
Now that the snow has gone outside, I'm working on snow inside the studio - the painting based on the sketch of the ponies that I showed you last week. I'm not sure how it's going - it's exciting and terrifying all at the same time. It's not very often that I don't have the subject in front of me! Well I do have the line drawing in front of me, but no colour notes which also makes it quite freeing.
It's amazing that in the space of a few days all this snow has gone, and this lane is now back to it's default winter setting - mud!
The soft and muted works so well, it is just so full of wintery atmosphere and that special kind of light. I love it! Hope you have caught up on the rest of your life!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sheila, I think I'm catching up but then new things come along all the time don't they?! Thank goodness, no time for thumb twiddling! :-)
DeleteI have really enjoyed looking at your 'snow paintings' - beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Luisa :-)
Deleteyou are certainly made of harder stuff than me! I'm now living in the Scottish Highlands, so need to find a quick way of painting or sketching outside in all weathers! Lovely painting
ReplyDeleteOh my Angela - get some thermal layers on! Hope you are finding your new surroundings inspiring and that the change hasn't been too unsettling x
DeleteNice one Haidee-Jo. It's great to see you braved the weather and got out to paint it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Scott! :-)
DeleteYou and Roos really motivate me to be outside, painting! Keep on truckin' and bloggin' and sharin' your experiences. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Steven, that really means a lot! It's great that you are inspired by plein air painting, it's a dual thrill/challenge thing! :-)
DeleteLovely painting Haidee, soft yet stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you Joy, it's funny how the snow places each day had a different feel to them because of light/weather/atmosphere/how fresh the snowfall was etc :-)
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