Post YOUR artwork here, cmon !!

[nigelandjan]

Stroll on the beach Walton on naze on a cold March day this week

Oil on mdf

[DrWilly]

Is that a painting? Dayum, I thought it was a photo!

[nigelandjan]

It’s that time of the year again when the blue lights appear in the forest

Oil on mdf .

Update on the above beach painting , the lovely couple with the dog found me and came round and bought it

[nigelandjan]

Something a bit different now from me ,, the biggest canvas I’ve ever attempted 1.5 metres by 1.0 metre ,, a request from the wife to paint a large box canvas to go on the wall above our dining table .

This is a scene on the river Stour a bit further up from Dedham in Sudbury ,,, this is Lady Bridge at the bottom of Friars meadow ,, or what’s left of it , this bridge has survived 2 world wars and has loads of history , I painted plein air right there in this spot last Monday in the sunshine to get a feel for it , now I’m painting this box canvas in my conservatory clamped down onto my windowsill via bits of wood I temporarily screwed into the back of the frame as I don’t have an easel anywhere near the size needed for this beast.


I shall complete this painting using a limited pallete of only the colours Constable would have used back in the day , so hopefully it will have a bit of an historic feel to it instead of some of the spaced out colours being used today , anyway I’ve kicked it off today by masking a border round the edge and underpainting the scene in vermillion a colour Constable used ,, as basically loads of greens will be going on top of this allowing its colour wheel opposite to give it a little lift off the canvas , will be back later as and when this is dry and I can proceed

[DrWilly]

I’m looking forward to seeing this project progress!

[nigelandjan]

Right bit of an update for you ,, having to discipline myself to keep strictly within Constables very limited pallete , of course with todays modern designer pigments there are many shortcuts to achieve your ideal colours much easier,

This is a fantastic way to learn to mix your colours and values and I’m learning no end here if nothing else.

It will be a long time before I have a finished painting I’m happy with.


(( just a seperate word of thanks for those who have been kind enough to message me all the best with my health issues ,, I’m very sorry I have little clue how to reply or even send a green nowadays so please don’t think I’m being ungrateful ,,, i have a long gruelling road ahead but I’m making the most of everyday ))

[david44]

Great stuff best wishes