I don’t think its normal to paint winter pictures at the beginning of summer. It either shows I am completely out of touch with what’s going on or that I am really a studio based painter. My learning from the previous painting is not to stray too far away from the source material (photo), putting myself into a situation that I am inventing random solutions to a self inflicted problem. It still amazes me that I am learning about what I consider to be basic mistakes. Anyway, lets hope for a better outcome with this one.
Winter, near Thropton. Day 1