“Derelict barn near Cranborne.”
I know the place for a long time. It is on a lane , somewhere between Cranborne and Wimborne St Giles. I have been there before on a number of occasions and painted quite a few paintings. But never of the derelict barn. I knew it existed, but always said to myself “I will paint it sometimes.” Never did though. Not until today. I initially intended to paint somewhere else, but I wanted to go there first, to see if any spring forest flowers are around. None, except for few snowdrops. But the building was still there, so I decided to paint it.
I used my usual palette, adding some yellow ochre and raw umber. I didn’t use medium, just turps. I painted it alla prima, working quite quick because of the cold weather, about 9 Celsius (48 Fahrenheit) and windy. At some point I thought it was going to rain at it was getting darker, but was OK in the end.
So, here it is:
“Derelict barn near Cranborne.”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
