Tall and Thin, Watercolours in a vertical format.
Hi Everybody
One kind reader remarked that a recent one of my posted watercolours seemed a bit of a departure from my normal style, and that was so although now and again I do like to paint tall watercolours rather than the more common Landscape format I usually use.
This format seems to me to lead me to a to a “wet into wet”, reflection style and so here I have gathered some together for you to have look at.
Some recent and some not so recent but all a bit different.
The first one , painted very recently is of the beautiful Scotney Castle , here in Kent in the UK. At the bottom of a valley, often covered in late spring with a lot of Rhododendrons and Azealeas blooms lies the old Castle and Folly.
It is a subject I do like to paint and we do visit there quite often
Here are three watercolours with a common theme.
The Pond,1,2 and 3 All about 50 by 20 cms.
This watercolour was inspired by a painting session with a local friend who had photographed this spot whilst in Scotland.
Some years ago we voted Portofino in Italy and this was painted from sjhetches and phots of that visit. The colourful buildings and the tranquil bay just seemed to fit this aspect ratio.
This last watercolour is purely from the imagination and an exercise in a bright focal point in a watercolour.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing these watercolours in a somewhat different aspect ration to my normal landscape mode.
Stay safe and well
Brian
Posted on April 26, 2021, in England, Italy, Kent in the UK, Landscape, Paintings from our travels, Travels with a Brush, Watercolours and tagged England, Italy, Landscape, Paintings from our travels, watercolors, Watercolours. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
Lovely paintings Brian
Many thanks for the nice comment.
Did you see my request to use your Padstow photo as a basis for a watercolour by any chance?
Best regards
Brian
Ahhh, Scotney castle:-) I still remember the wonderful day we and our friends/hosts spent there, along with a visit to Sissinghurst. We had warm sunny weather and spent sometime exploring. I took many photos and have yet to embark upon an attempt on either of those two sites.
Really nice loose approach and flow of colours. I too like experimenting with different sizes and shapes though it does make for framing challenges when there the variable dimensions differ from the standard landscape.
Alas almost nothing ever gets framed as I paint so much
We went there last Saturday
Beautiful as ever but azaleas not out yet
Thanks so much for your comments
Brian
I love the reflections in the water!
I do too they are a lot of fun!