Rosemary Lewis
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Daily painting 29: 31/01/2019 Frosty morning, Orleans Gardens

31/1/2019

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Plein air impressionist realist landscape oil painting of a frosty morning in Orleans gardens Twickenham.  The bright frosty morning created strong tree shadows across the grass, bright sunlight shining through hazy distant trees.
Original oil painting on mdf panel 8x8"
 I was torn this morning between painting the daffodils again as they had opened, or heading outside to paint the heavy frost, but it was such a beautiful morning it seemed a waste to spend it painting indoors  so I quickly packed up and walked down to Orleans Gardens.
Painting the frost was the hardest thing yet - squinting into that bright sunlight as it bounced of the ground was almost impossible. I found it difficult to judge the relationships between the values. Also I didn't reserve enough space for the white on my palette and it became hard to find any clean white to add the highlights.  This meant I had to finish the painting off at home, but at least I remembered to put in the tree shadows at the start this time, so I've made some progress!
I feel like the value relationships could do with a bit of adjustment, perhaps the greens in the foreground could be darker? Maybe Ill experiment with some glazes once its dry. I hope for some more frosty days to come so I can do some more studies outside.
And I'm keeping my fingers crossed for snow tomorrow : )
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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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