Original artwork description:

In the Summer flow
Hot and humid day,
Hoping for rain,
I am sitting on a bench painting, in an idyllic nature spot,
The sound of the crickets in the grasses,
Each year the trees grow bigger along the river,
Blandford meadows, North Dorset.

Words and experience
I had a wonderful time creating this loose freestyle watercolour painting Plein air.
Original impressionist watercolour on hot pressed watercolour paper Fabriano 300gsm 140lb.
I had to work expressively and in the moment as I felt there might be a summer rain shower. Luckily it didn’t the sky was exciting to paint, lots of movement in the clouds and I love horizontal tree lines.
My Chinese brushes were perfect for this scene and I couldn’t wait to mix some colours up to capture the sky as I new it would change so quickly.

Materials used:

Hot pressed watercolour paper Fabriano 300gsm 140lb, Japanese watercolours, Chinese brushes, filbert brush,

Tags:

#treescape #summer trees #summer meadow #dorset art #dorset landscape #naturescape #treescape art #english watercolours #therapuetic art #calming watercolour #watercolour treescape #relaxing watercolour #uplifting watercolour #summerscapes #trees meadow