Rosemary Lewis
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Daily painting 30: 01/02/2019 Snowy track, Marble Hill Park

1/2/2019

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Plein air landscape realist impressionist oil painting, started outdoors in Marble Hill Park, Twickenham and completed in my studio. A light sprinkling of snow along a path leading into distant woods. Orange-brown leaves contrast with the green grass and purplish hue of the furthest trees.
Oil painting on mdf panel 9x4"
At last I got to paint some snow! There was hardly any snow left on the riverbank so I carried on to Marble hill park, Twickenham, where there was a light dusting of (rapidly melting) snow. I found this little snowy track leading into the trees. I was surprised to see dry leaves still attached to the saplings, which along with the green grass and violet grey in the distant trees created a colour triad.  The scene reminded me  of Isaac Levitan's paintings.
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Isaac Levitan, Autumn Landscape 1880 (photo from Wikipedia)
About 30 minutes into the painting it started sleeting lightly. To protect the painting I tilted the easel forward a bit, and lowered the lid of my pochade box (which I was using as a palette) .
30 minutes after that the sleet really set in - I had painted the whole panel loosely so I packed up to finish at home.
This is how the painting looked at that stage (the white patch at the top is where the clip was holding the panel to the easel)
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Back in the warm with a cup of tea it was a matter of trying to get the shapes and values right from memory. I was aiming to improve the composition and the accuracy of the drawing using what I know of perspective. I think accurate drawing is so important in this type of painting - it’s key to getting the sense of being really there -feeling present in the landscape. If the drawing is off it is a big distraction to me. I think the drawing is ok in this painting, but being cold and in a hurry I didn't exactly do my best. I noticed that the three foreground trees were very evenly spaced which is problematic, so I moved the furthest of the trees slightly to the right.
I hope I've managed to capture something of the mood anyway, which is the most important thing for me. And also kept the brushstrokes loose and interesting when seen close up.

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Cedric link
4/6/2023 11:57:14 pm

Lovely bloog you have here

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    I am a realist painter, working in oils, painting landscape and still life. 
    ​Based in Twickenham, London, UK. 
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