West Burton, North Yorkshire - 151013

Watercolour 7" x 10", on Bockingford paper, 425gsm.

Summer's almost done - I had an enjoyable time at Art in the Park here in Stratford, and that's done too, at least until next year... 

So it's time to get back into some painting again, not had much time in the last few months ....

This is today's piece... a view I've painted before ...I had intended to use pen and ink on this one, but decided against it once I saw how it was developing, ...  I will do that painting another time..

And... I might stick a figure or two in there somewhere when I eventually come to tweak it... not too easy to decide where to put them without them becoming the centre of attention... I shall ponder on it, but not today...

Finished......Trees beside the Ure, Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales.

Something of a change, eh?

I have a bad habit when I have 'completed' a painting, of looking and seeing another 'better' piece within it, or deciding that there are more things I might add to it..... so enthusiastically I go ahead and change it, totally, and generally destroy what had likely been a good piece. Those of you out there familiar with the practicalities of working in watercolour are well aware that even the best of papers will take only a certain amount of abuse before giving up. So I often end up with no painting to show for my efforts, and the despair of having ruined a good piece.
This is a ludicrous thing to do and this man is an utter fool you are no doubt thinking.
But I don't paint with the intent of producing a vast inventory of pieces to stick on a wall, I paint with the intent of becoming a better painter.
More on this topic later...

Trees beside the Ure, Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales.  2010
Acrylic on canvas. 16" x 20"

Painting in progress... Trees beside the Ure, Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales.

Bad photo,........ taken in artificial light..... acrylic on canvas
I'm fairly happy with the composition, but.... but... a little washed out, needs separation, or unifying....needs some, some - umph!
Back to it...