“In the garden.”
This week I had a very good week for cycling. Last year I caught the bug for cycling and it becomes more and more addictive. And, after a winter and most of the spring spent indoors on the trainer, I already have a month of cycling outdoors; I managed to ride over 400 miles already. So, this week, I trained everyday for the Sunday event, the Isle of Wight Randonnee. Because I am only cycling for about 7 months, I have done the mini Randonnee, about 35 miles, with steep climbs, unpaved cycle paths, road traffic and thousands of cyclists. And the weather wasn’t very warm either; last few weeks the temperature stays around 12-14 Celsius at lunch and much colder in the morning and evenings. Anyway, I am proud of my achievement and I also did my biggest climb so far, about 1900 feet.
Anyway, back to the painting – I wanted to do another plein air with a corner of my garden. Very similar to another painting I did a while ago, last spring.
Things have changed in the garden since then, hence I wanted to try another one. So I braved the weather, cold temperature and wind and managed to do a little painting. I used a reduced version of my palette and no medium, just turps. I painted it alla prima over a couple sessions.
So, here it is:
“In the garden.”
Oil on linen.
24 X 30cm (10” X 12”)
