“The last blue bells.”
Another strong week for cycling – in my world, cycling has a very special place. The weather is getting better and better. Still fairly dry, there is some rain coming down in the next few weeks. Still fairly windy, hence not very good for painting outdoors. But, for cycling is definitely getting better. Hence, this weekend I had another cycling sportive event to attend, The Eden Classic. I did the short distance, 35 miles, but it was my biggest climb so far, around 1000 m (3300 feet) and one of my longest ride to date.
Back to painting – for this week, I was planning to do another plein air, but the plan didn’t work, so I ended up doing a still life instead. Using the last blue bells of the year, that we managed to pick near Eden Project. I did the set up using the same vase I used lately, even though I genuinely hate. For the first time in a long while I didn’t use the sight size method, using proportions instead. I painted alla prima over few sessions, using a reduced palette, comparing to my usual one and no medium, just turps.
So, here it is:
“The last blue bells.”
Oil on linen.
24 X 30cm (10” X 12”).
