“Winter morning at Knowlton church.”
The weather is getting colder and colder. And wet, and windy... Anyway, today, at least it wasn’t rainy. Hence, I decided to do another plein air. Temperature was 4 Celsius in the morning, but the sky was clear, so the white frost disappeared by the time I set up the easel. Later on, it become cloudy, with a cold breeze blowing.
I went again to Knowlton church, the ruin of an ancient church. The ruin is of a Norman church built within a Neolithic henge monument, in the middle of one if the three circles, known as Knowlton henges.
It belongs to English Heritage and is open for the public, with free access. The place is large enough and can be used for picnic; lots of people come here to walk their dogs. There are not any parking facilities, though, but few cars can be parked simultaneously in a couple nearby laybys, or in front of the gate.
As I said, the day started brightly, and then changed to overcast, and a bit warmer, temperature went up to 7 Celsius.
I painted using a reduced palette, white, 3 blues (cerulean, cobalt and ultramarine), 2 yellows (cadmium medium and light), an earth red, and some burnt umber and some phtalo green yellow shade.
I am pleased with the result, although I was frozen at the end of the painting session.
So, here it is:
“Winter morning at Knowlton church”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
