Along the Creek, Late November 12x9 pastel, copyright 2012
Not surprisingly, it didn't take long before I returned to pastel landscapes. This one wasn't really planned, but the weather was so perfect last week that I decided to wander down to the creek and see what I could see. A couple of tree trunks that had piled up during last spring's flood served as both seat and easel. It took about an hour to work it out and the details were finished later in the studio. I might play with it a bit more, perhaps eliminating the grasses since they feel a bit distracting to me. It can be difficult to filter out what's unnecessary when working plein air - there can be too much too look at sometimes, though I certainly can't complain about the view.
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I like the grass, it seems to draw you alongside the trees.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very cold there.
I’ve just done a massive catchup on my blog- 3 months of sketches :) btw I now blog through my site http://www.suepownallartist.co.uk/blog-art-of-a-nomad.html