103. The Great Ouse at Bedford
Interactive Acrylic on deep edged canvas
197mm x 500 mm
SOLD
Exhibited at the members' show, Eagle Gallery Mon 12th March - Sat 14th April 2018
Exhibited at Six Eagle Gallery artists' exhibition, Cottage Farm Nurseries, 312 Cople Road, Cardington, May 27-28, June 2-3 and 9-10. 2018
Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery “Xmas Show” 26th November – 20th December 2018
I thought I’d rattle off an identically sized picture to my previous painting “The Tree in the Distance”, because that would be nice and quick! Well of course a more complicated image meant a longer time in production, - Who knew? The process felt a little fiddly – I had a picture in mind but it needed to be extended to the right by adding on some bits from another photo. I also moved the red car towards the viewer for an improved composition. Then the exact horizon positioning became an issue, I plumped for the trees and their reflection having equal space above and below to the edges. The alternative would be to put the horizon plumb in the centre of the canvas.
It turned into a bit of a technical exercise, but the results are fair. As with so many paintings you reach a conclusion but feel something is not right. A fresh view the morning after and I could see the curve of the water meeting the left-hand wall was curving inward rather than outward, leading the eye down the river. Quite a key issue which amazingly goes un-noticed till the final day.
Seems logical to do images of Bedford when displaying at a Bedford Gallery, although this has crossed my mind in the past, this is the first painting of a Bedford scene that I have done.
197mm x 500 mm
SOLD
Exhibited at the members' show, Eagle Gallery Mon 12th March - Sat 14th April 2018
Exhibited at Six Eagle Gallery artists' exhibition, Cottage Farm Nurseries, 312 Cople Road, Cardington, May 27-28, June 2-3 and 9-10. 2018
Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery “Xmas Show” 26th November – 20th December 2018
I thought I’d rattle off an identically sized picture to my previous painting “The Tree in the Distance”, because that would be nice and quick! Well of course a more complicated image meant a longer time in production, - Who knew? The process felt a little fiddly – I had a picture in mind but it needed to be extended to the right by adding on some bits from another photo. I also moved the red car towards the viewer for an improved composition. Then the exact horizon positioning became an issue, I plumped for the trees and their reflection having equal space above and below to the edges. The alternative would be to put the horizon plumb in the centre of the canvas.
It turned into a bit of a technical exercise, but the results are fair. As with so many paintings you reach a conclusion but feel something is not right. A fresh view the morning after and I could see the curve of the water meeting the left-hand wall was curving inward rather than outward, leading the eye down the river. Quite a key issue which amazingly goes un-noticed till the final day.
Seems logical to do images of Bedford when displaying at a Bedford Gallery, although this has crossed my mind in the past, this is the first painting of a Bedford scene that I have done.