Garden shed at Crow Lane

[Yorky]

This was done on a class painting afternoon in the garden of a member of the art club. It's a complicated subject and my second attempt to capture the scene. the first was ruined by muddy colours and too dark a background.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Mar-2002/CrowLaneGardensmall.jpg

Doug

[DuncanBerenice]

Hi Yorky,

great painting you have there, I especially like the stone work of the shed

Duncan

[Rosemarie]

It is so well done. You've capture the essence. I know how difficult it is to simplyfie and yet capture the main "ingrediense"! I clap :clap: for you for five minutes. Half of the time because you endure a second try, I don't think I would have done that.

[CarlyHardy]

Only twice with the same subject!! It takes me about three days to really get a subject onto paper....that I'll show anyone! The Japanese garden painting that I posted about a month ago was after two years of painting in and around the same place.

You are well on your way! Post more!
carly

[BladeRunner]

Hi Yorky!

Very nice scenery you got here - good colors and depth perception in this picture. :)

BladeRunner

[walden]

Very nice-- stonework & foreground are excellent. The light foliage to the upper right seems to me to want to come forward rather than recede-- maybe if it were about the same value but a bit cooler it would stay back.

Good work! :)

[Yorky]

Thanks folks,

Plein air is a bit of a gamble woth watercolours, in this case the main time was doing the sketch. I agree about the background tree on the right, Lisa. It seems a little unfinished, - it was in fact just behind the wall, and should have had shadowtones added.

Twice is not a record for me, I sketched a scene in the Dales plein air (sitting in my car as it was October), and thought i would do a "finished" painting when I got home. I did no fewer than four paintings before I had one suitable to put on the wall, and that one has its faults. I may post it later to show you the process.

Doug

[kaybob99]

Hi Yorky! Your work is incredible. What sort of pallette do you recommend for watercolors en plein aire? And any tips you can recommend for this type of painting. I am about to venture out for the first time and would like a "fighting" chance. Thanks. And thanks for sharing your work.

[kaybob99]

Hi Yorky!
I read further in to this forum and found the answers I was asking you about -- no since in you having to repeat yourself.
Regards,