Plein Aire Oil Painting - Tything Barn

Well after so much rain this summer I decided to go camping and yes you guessed it rain. Nine days camping, 7 days rain and 2 1/2 days sun. I was able to do this painting of one of the lakes. The sun was directly overhead when I started so there wasn't too many shadows. The sun was bright but there were still clouds in the sky.

This is the 1st PA oil painting I have done so in that event I am a happy man - been waiting for soooo long to get out in the UK to paint due to the amount of rain we have had this summer. I am a little disappointed with the picture as when I look at it on the computer screen there is very little depth of field and it appears to be flat. It is also shiny which precludes me to think I may have used too much linseed oil.

Still one hopes I can only get better!!

The painting was done with Winsor and Newton oil colours on 10 x 12 canvas on board.

Still Raining

We have come away to Norfolk for a couple of days hoping to catch a few moments plein air painting but it hasn't stopped raining for 3 days, since we have arrived here. We are going home now and there is still rain albeit a little drizzle. I hope it stops soon as I need to go out and paint!!

Front of House - Italy

Well just finished this one, the front of my daughters home in Italy.

This was completed from a photograph on Saunders Waterford 300gsm 16x12 paper. I am pleased with this renditioning except for the front door when I should have stopped , but ......

On my way to Plein Aire!

Well it has been several weeks with nothing to report, but now I have a Kent Box Easel to take with me on my paint outings to paint scenes in my area and abroad. I am gathering all the items I need.
I am travelling to the beautiful area of Lake Garda, Italy next week to see my daughter, but I will also to do some painting. I have done drawing and painting outside before but only in areas where my family and friends have been around but this time I will be exposed to the general public, but at least I wont know what they are saying - I cannot speak Italian!!
My painting of a Blue Iris I am touching up again. I put the painting on www.wetcanvas.com and I was given some advice to put mauve/maroon on the flower, I tried this and I didn't like it so I have gone back to the blue and done some blending and hopefully it will look even better. I will post it soon.
I have a couple of paintings to finish, a copy of a photograph of a town in Tuscany, a still life of table decorations with flowers, glass and china plates, on a green table cloth and a light coloured background. I changed the background to dark though as it looks better - I am leaving this one to get a fresh eye to see where I am with it though.
So lots to do over the next few weeks.

Blue Iris

My latest Oil Painting is number one of a series of Iris paintings, this one called Blue Iris. Oil on Deep Canvas

My main problem was the background. I started to paint long thin leaves greens and yellows interspersed with darks but this did not come of. I eventually painted the all green colour.

Acrylic Paintings

Some of my acrylic paintings are:

A view of Citta S'Angello of Torremanella, a vineyard in the valley.

Titled 'I wandered Lonely as a Cloud'

Titled 'Sunflowers with Leaves'

Some recent oil paintings

Hi, I thought that I would post some recent oil paintings that I have painted to start this blog.







This is an oil painting on stretched canvas, of a vinery in Cita S'Angelo, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. The also grow like olives most Italians .






Easter Cross. Oil on canvas covered board.















I have two more, finished this week that are drying, which I have to photograph. I will add them soon.