“Trees on a field near Stubhampton, Dorset”.
I started this week in the studio, doing another still life and finished it out in the field.
The weather was lovely, dry and sunny, perfect for painting outdoors.
I have discovered Tarrant Gunville about two years ago, a beautiful countryside region of Dorset and already have done few paintings, from photos taken by me on site. I now have decided to do some plein air paintings there.
So, for this week, I ended up in Stubhampton, a little hamlet, part of the Tarrant Gunville village.
I stopped and set up my easel, by a gate to a farm or some sort of housing development.
I painted without any medium, just paints and turpentine. The palette used was reduced, just burnt umber, burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow lemon and white.
I did the under drawing using burnt sienna and blue and then built up the painting in few layers, starting with diluted paints and then more concentrated. In the first layer I placed the position of shadows, so that I don’t forget how they looked when I started.
So, here it is, my 40th weekly painting:
“Trees on a field near Stubhampton, Dorset”.
Oil on linen
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
