Winter

Winter (oil on board 32cm x 25cm)

It really is winter, but this painting is based on a still photograph that I took from a documentary film called "La Vie Modern".  I like to feel free to take images from anywhere - it's what you do with it that counts.  I found this one to have a slightly melancholic feel to it that says something about being in the middle of winter, and working in monochrome (more or less) always appeals to me.  We are past that point now, so Happy New Year!

Lourmarin

near Lourmarin (oil on board 25cm x 32cm)

I have been reviewing some paintings that I started outside during the summer that were never resolved.  Some of them are beyond redemption, some of them I keep going back to but they never work, and some just need a push.  With this one I used some elements form other paintings that I thought might help.  In this case just the way the paint is handled.  Sometimes areas of flat colour work well, and sometimes they don't - in this painting they weren't working at all, so repainting with a looser hand has moved it on.