Original artwork description:

This impressionistic Winter landscape is actually set in a city, but the sunshine and long shadows through the trees have a strong feeling of being immersed in nature. The cool blues of the distant buildings offset the warm colours of the sunshine. The heavy-body acrylics and blocky brushwork add to the impressionistic feel.

I photographed this scene walking past the path leading into the Tate Modern and the sun streamed through the Silver Birch trees, just at the right angle.

I painted this for the Front Cover of the January, 2019 issue of Paint Magazine. Inside is an article with more about how and why I painted this scene.

The sides of this extra deep box canvas are painted a rich tan colour, the same as the base layer of the underpainting. Having hardware is installed so that the painting is ready to hang without framing.

Materials used:

acrylic paint

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