Up until this morning I was planning to put in a bright blue sky because I thought the painting needed it. By the end of today I had decided it would be better as it is. The painting is so busy that some empty space allows the eye to rest a little. I like the bottom left area with its illuminated buildings, it now sits better in the space, it was looking a bit like a stage set yesterday. Its feels a bit harder back in the UK to get that dramatic impact of some of the Mexican scenes, that’s the challenge.
Cartington, Northumberland. Day 4