I wasn’t sure which way this painting was going to go. Its a mass of amorphous trees, a view through a wood, with only the occasional tip or edge caught by the setting sun. In some areas you can only tell where one tree starts and another finishes by the trunks underneath. However, a brown mess has been avoided and even though it still needs a lot of work it is showing signs of promise. I chose this composition because I didn’t know how to approach it. That may sound like a stupid decision but what I am finding is that the more difficult the picture is, the more creative the solution needs to be. I am finding that the transformational process is where the interest lies rather than the subject.
Whittingham. Day 2