Church and meadows

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Comment by Kim Hayes on August 20, 2013 at 21:06

Francis.

You're absolutely right, though I have to admit that once I see the subject matter, work out the composition and what I think I want to achieve ..I change things. Not much, but sufficiently to make the painting feel right. 4/10 do I get it right!!! Most of my plein air is what you see. I don't generally have the time or inclination to repaint it as you don't get the same joy as trying to paint before it rains or the sun disappears changing every tone you have already applied!! 

Comment by Francis desousa on August 20, 2013 at 20:18

What I meant was wish I had been there while it was being painted. You know ,its an entirely different experience feeling the roughness of the paper, watching the washes being applied and just enjoying the painting taking shape.

Comment by Kim Hayes on August 20, 2013 at 5:58

Hi Francis. I painted this plein air and don't have a copy of it...sorry

Comment by Francis desousa on August 20, 2013 at 5:32

superb. Would have loved to see the original.

Comment by Ningning Li on August 18, 2013 at 12:21

Many thanks, Kim, it is very helpful.  We have a print of a watercolour painting of a famours painter on the wall. Very similar quiet and sentimental colour apply as yours. Very nice!  I will try it and to see what going to happen. Thank you again, Kim.

Comment by Kim Hayes on August 18, 2013 at 10:15

Hi CJ,

There are so many beautiful churches like this dotted over the english countryside. I'm sure the Pilgrim Fathers borrowed a few ideas!!

Comment by Kim Hayes on August 18, 2013 at 10:07

Michael ..Thanks

Comment by Kim Hayes on August 18, 2013 at 10:05

Ningning

Thanks for your comments. Where do I start? Firstly the whole background was washed in a light ochre tinted with Payne’s grey. Wet on wet filtering into the meadow greens. I decided to keep painting simple by using just three colours......greys, buff and greens. Composition was achieved...I hope!.. by making the clouds to the left darker and leaving a couple of holes in the clouds to pull against the spires dominance. A Tiny amount of red was used only to highlight. Hope this helps.

Comment by Michael Chomse on August 18, 2013 at 9:08

Beautiful.

Comment by Ningning Li on August 18, 2013 at 3:11

Kim, I love it. Would you please let me know what colours did you applied to this work?

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