Some of my Suffolk snow pictures from February go on show this week at the Edmund Gallery, St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS. Private View 6-9pm Friday 4th May. 10am – 4.30pm. The show runs … Continue reading →
I painted this last winter. I have posted it today because it features in an article I wrote on plein air painting in winter that has just been published in The Artist magazine. Its quite big for a plein … Continue reading →
Roy Connelly painting at Cookham. Picture: Rowan Griffiths Its been a while since the snow melted but I thought I would post this photo of me painting at Cookham in Berkshire. I was working on my final picture of the … Continue reading →
Above the Ridgeway, Oil on board, 12 x 16 inches Black Jack Lane, Oil on canvas, 16 x 32 inches Snow at Marlow, Oil on canvas, 20 x 36 inches After a busy few days out painting the snow I … Continue reading →
Snow at Marlow. Oil on linen, 20 x 36 inches. This series of photographs was taken over a period of two hours on 21 December – the winter solstice. The first stage was to apply an imprimatura of raw umber … Continue reading →
I have been painting out in the snow again so thought I would pass on a few tips to keep you warm on your winter plein air painting trips.
The key to staying warm when you are painting in the cold is to dress in layers. Several thin layers will trap more warm air than one thick layer and can be easily adjusted to suit changes in temperature.
Continue reading →Painting the snow at dusk yesterday evening. The picture on the easel. Oil on board, 8 x 10 inches. … Continue reading →
I spent the yesterday painting the snow at Harefield, Great Missenden and somewhere in the Chilterns (above) – warming up in the car as I travelled between locations. The wet snow was mixing with the paint on my palette. Titanium white … Continue reading →
Exhibition preparations were put on hold yesterday because it snowed. I spent the whole day out painting instead of framing and labeling pictures. The painting above was one of five. It measures 16 x 20 inches and is in oil on board. … Continue reading →
Last month’s snow was a gift to landscape painters. As I have been painting outside throughout the winter, it was good to see a snowy landscape at last. This is my typical set up when painting out on location. I … Continue reading →