Thanks for the very encouraging support. :thumbsup:

I tried this long, slim, vertical composition format for a scavenger hunt, over in that other forum, and I liked it very much. Infact, I liked it so much that it’s been occupying my mind while I do my regular day job. Sure, it works well for those triptych modern thingies, but playing with the composition elements is so very gorgeous to me. It seems to be all about thirds, or fifths. Anything more (to me, at least) offers too many problems? Might be wrong on that. Also, the colour palette is something I personally like messing with.

Thanks, Eyepaint.

A view looking West towards Cadair Idris, Wales.

Some notes that may help others understand going forward with this thread: I started this almost a year ago to the day that I came back to finish it (yesterday). I’ve included the original blocking in file save, and initial plein-air rendering up. Another half hour or so at home finished it off. When sketching digital plein-air, this is something I do very often. I’ll allot a time (usually 30-40 minutes, although weather changes can effect the time – particularly in Wales), save the file, take a picture of the scene; and move on with the day.

I usually try to get a thumbnail down when I’m out and about, and capture the elements that made me stop initially. I’ll take a photo, and maybe jot a few impressions in my notebook. Later, at home, I might work one or two thumbnails up a little, but always like to stay on the “sketch” side of things. When I cannot spare the time to get out and about, or the weather is particularly horrible, I can always sift through my thumbnail folder and find something I would like to revisit. I sometimes make audio field recording on site and put them on loop in the background while I scribble. Great fun.

A few days growth…