Had a few distractions of late, and have not been painting quite as much. Was back in the studio today, trying to make a little sense of sketches I did last week, and doing a little tidying for the Open Studios event (on 8/9 December).
I reviewed all my sketches and decided to have a go at this one.
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| Loch Torridon view - Initial sketch |
I chose this sketch because I have decided that I like to try and capture the long distant views of the hills. I find such pictures please me more. Anyway, I made a start.
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| Loch Torridon view - emerging |
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Fairly loose at this stage - just graphite, allizarin, white and cream-coloured oilbar. I needed some blue, I thought and orange - the colours of the hills were particularly orange last week. Added ultramarine and indian yellow. Oh, and water!
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| Loch Torridon view - emerging |
Carried on in similar vein, thinking more about marks.
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| Loch Torridon view - emerging |
This looks quite good, now I see it, nicely hazy in the distance, but I did go further. I wanted to bring out the bridge which is a bit of a focal point. So on I went....
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| Loch Torridon View - emerging |
I stopped here, as light was fading. Actually, I think this photo makes the picture look better than it actually is. At this stage I'd like to add a little ink, I think, and knock back the distant hills, but I've left it in the studio so won't see it again until Friday. A start perhaps.
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