Recent paintings include seascapes from the driveway! They were outdoors, but I admit I made a bit of a compromise for the Open Studio sessions. I didn’t suffer the elements in the process.
There are three in all, but I will show the first one first. I have signed it for the purpose of showing it here. As far as recent paintings go, it is about 20 minutes since I put down the brush, and that is pretty recent! There may still be work to do.
This first draft shows the stage I left it after the first SALA weekend. still in progress.
And this is the latest version of this recent painting.
There was some irony in this view. Although the big gates were open I insisted on painting from this restricted viewpoint.
The reason could have been because of my proximity to the studio door. I had 85 people through in the four weekends, so there was a lot going on.
I suspect that the real reason was more likely to be my contrary nature. It catches up with me when I choose compositions.
Thanks for looking in. I will show you some more paintings from the SALA Open Studio soon!