Painting 50: Spring sunshine, Orleans House Woods

23/4/2019

Realist impressionist plein air oil painting of spring sunshine through trees in Orleans House Gallery woods, Twickenham

Oil painting on panel 5x7". Available from Newbloodart online gallery

If you're already following me on Instagram then you may have seen this painting there, which I painted back in March. I was fooled by looking out at the strong sunshine into thinking it would be warm, but there was a bitter easterly breeze which really froze my fingers by the end of it.

Last time I painted this subject in Orleans House Woods, was in January, and I was painting with the sun behind me. I opted to paint into the sun this time as I loved the light streaming through the green foliage on the ground.
Now - surely you can't paint spring without a fair amount of bright green, I actually went crazy and used a bit of pthalo green for this painting (for those of you who haven't used it it's a scarily highly pigmented green which can easily contaminate all your colours if you leave just a tiny bit on your brush!).

Painting trees is time consuming, and I ran out of time to complete this outdoors, so finished off the left hand trees at home from memory.

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About me

I am a realist painter, working in oils, painting landscape and still life.
Based in Twickenham, London, UK.
My oil paintings have been exhibited in several open exhibitions in London including the NEAC, ROI, RBA and Discerning Eye.

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1/10/2020 03:01:42 am

The landscape paintings are my most favorite and i love them very much. It looks quite natural and it gives us a very nice feeling. I love to see such kind of natural paintings for a long time because it makes me relaxed and satisfied.

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4/9/2021 10:36:30 am

I love nature and this is the reason that I always fond of beautiful paintings that are made on nature. The painting that you have shared, looks really beautiful and shows that the designer would have visited the place.

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28/10/2023 07:33:32 pm

I love your painting of Orleans House Woods in the spring sunshine! The play of light through the green foliage really captures the essence of the season. I can imagine the challenges of painting outdoors, especially with the unpredictable weather. Your use of pthalo green adds a vibrant touch to the scene. Great job on capturing the beauty of nature!