"The artist...is also a born adventurer. His explorations, unlike those of a tourist, are rewarded by the discovery of beauty spots unmentioned in the guide books, and with tireless curiosity and an exceptional proneness to wonderment, he will come upon objects of remarkable interest overlooked or even shunned by more disciplined observers."

Augustus John, R.A.




Sunday 22 February 2009

Thawing Snow

Thawing Snow. Watercolour on 140lb Bockingford Paper. 225mm x 297mm.

A studio painting based on the field sketch posted last week.

2 comments:

Keith Tilley said...

Hello Stuart. I've just had a look through your blog. I particularly like the line-and-wash sketches of birds - very reminiscent of Tunnicliffe I thought.

Stuart Brocklehurst said...

Hello Keith, thanks for the comment. Your last post of the painting of the flagstone wall was interesting as we have a few similar walls around here. Although not as many as the more usual drystone walls and they have mostly fallen into disrepair now. I guess the only difference between ours and yours will be the geology of the rock. Ours are millstone grit.