“Castle street bridge in Christchurch, Dorset.”
The holiday is now finished for a week and the good sunny and warm weather feels like a long lost memory. From two weeks of sunny, dry and averaging 26 Celsius weather, back to the lovely British weather, grey skies, windy and cool temperatures. And plenty of rain.
Luckily, it was dry enough for a plein air session on Sunday, after a rainy Tuesday afternoon (that was another day I could have painted).
I went to Christchurch, in Dorset UK, with a local artist, Adrian. The weather was colder than we expected, and a bit windy, but it was a great experience. We set up on the river Avon banks, near Norman House ruins. Adrian painted the ruins, I painted the bridge. We spent few hours painting, until we froze. It was dry, but cloudy, the sky showing a myriad of shades of grey.
A lovely experience and a painting I am happy with, although it was a dull day, lots of greys and browns and no shadows.
So, here it is:
“Castle street bridge, in Christchurch, Dorset.”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
