I am starting to realize that my village can provide all the subject matter I could ever wish for. The only limiting factor is my imagination. I have been walking around here for the last 2 years thinking, that would make a good subject, and then getting in the car and driving 15 miles to photograph some favoured area of landscape. This just seems like a terrible waste. This scene comes from a local allotment yet there are many different types of subject around here including my garden. For some reason I have disregarded anything close thinking making an effort to travel distances is a sign of commitment. That is going to change. Good start with this painting. The sweet peas are a firework display but won’t appear until later in the painting.
Sweet peas. Day 1