Back in the UK and this is the best weather we have had returning in March, is this a signal to keep the momentum going?. Painting every day? I may have set the bar too high, lets see. The Mexican legacy on my painting going forward, paintings have halved in size, I have cut my palette in half, I am no longer using drying mediums (semi-varnish) which used to destroy my brushes. Back with linseed oil. In terms of painting style, more emphasis on drawing and design, shape and stronger colour. I am going to use the same approach for this painting as i did for the last painting in Mexico, ‘Tree and Condo’, the technical term is ‘winging it’.
Cartington, Northumberland. Day 1