More hay bales!

Hay bales in Lincolnshire
Oils on Arches huile paper

No I'm not showing you the same painting again, I was actually revisiting the motif. This is a small and simplified version of the plein air painting that I showed you a couple of days ago.

Usually my studio paintings are L-A-R-G-E-R versions of my plein air paintings. This is the other way round. Hey-ho!

I like the way it's turned out. I like the brevity of it. I also like working on the white paper. I like to ring the changes :-)

Last days of summer

Hay bales in Sudbrook
Oils on canvas panel 30 x 40 cms

Last week I got out to a local field to paint this, it was a really hot day! I didn't have much time which is often a good thing, as it forces you to make important decisions and crack on with it. I'm very pleased with how it turned out which is also funny because I didn't have any great expectations when I started on it. I fancied another try of the subject but the next day it was raining and the day after the bales were gone. Just a few days later it seems that the heat of summer is finished and there's a cool dampness in the air in the early mornings and evenings.

Here's a photo taken of the painting in situ