Where the poppies are

 

Where the poppies are

watercolour on paper

14.25 x 10.25 inches

(20 x 16 inches mounted)

 

One of the paintings inspired by my recent sketch. This is a wonderful area for poppies with fields and fields of them swathing the landscape with their scarlet glow.

Field of Scarlet

 

watercolour Moleskine sketchbook 8 x 11.5 inches

 

sketched this leaning on a gate beside a busy road, the car pulled half way on to the verge of long grasses. I was nearly finished when a car drew up behind me and a man jumped out. Someone wanting to see what I was doing ? Someone wanting to take a photograph of the view ? Neither -just someone wanting directions to the nearest town...

Garden planter

 

Garden planter

Moleskine watercolour sketchbook page

8.25 x 11.50 inches

 

Sometimes it's good to just paint something for yourself without worrying about how much detail you put in or leave out. Another words to do something just for FUN. Sketchbooks are a great place to do this as well as trying out new ideas or techniques. They are also good if you don't have a lot of time at your disposal

More bales

 

Silage bales

5.75 x 7.75 inches

(10 x 12" mounted)

 

A different field, a smaller painting. I barely lasted. Too much pollen in the air. A very high warning from the met office. I started sneezing... and haven't stopped since. This is the worst day this year - so far!

What a difference...

 

Silage bales in the meadow

watercolour on paper

7.25 x 11.25 inches

(12 x 16 inches mounted)

 

What a difference ! A few days ago when I walked here you could hardly see one side of the field from the other due to the height of the grasses. Today, flat as a pancake and these black plastic-wrapped bales have sprouted from who knows where?

Farm Buildings

 

Farm buildings from the village hall

watercolour on paper

7.25 x 11.25 inches

(12 x 16 inches mounted)

 

Such a beautiful morning this morning. These buildings glimpsed through the trees were just too inviting to ignore.

Fresh Baked

 

 

What to do when it's too wet to paint outside - bake a cake, then paint it!  Another entry for my current Moleskine sketchbook