I think I was quite cautious to begin with when I started this painting. Certainly the far ground had the right range of muted colour and has worked quite successfully without too much repainting. It was the quarry that has needed most of the work. I’ve got my rainbow effect that I wanted but it has taken several timid attempts to get there. I thought if I pushed the pure colour too hard it would upset the delicate balance of a bleak mid winter of a British landscape. Now its working well and the bold orange patch suggests a fading evening light. The painting is finished.
Winter, near Thropton.