Tried a couple of larger format Semi-Abstract Landscapes this week (30x20 ins).

The same subject but, the first focuses on the fields and the second on the Sky..

Just finished this today (at least I think it's finished)... these guys were at Saturday's Fair..

Spent a day on Saturday trying to paint half hour portraits in out local Town's Craft Fair... no customers at first so I painted an Oil Sketch of the town while I waited...Only had paper to paint on..

Still on my Railway trip... today's painting..

Trying to develop the composition from a more abstract approach..

I often complete a painting in an hour, although, usually I can only seem to manage one a day (especially if it involves travelling to a location). This one's taken a couple of days.

Brighton Station Entrance:

Quite like some of the paintings by a lady called Roos Schuring (from Holland I think). Led me to try some slightly higher build Landscapes on the Beach.

I was watching a TV programme the other day in which Czar Nicholas II was mentioned.

Apparently he was nicknamed 'The Cushion' because he took on the characteristic impression of whosoever influenced him. In the same way that a cushion takes on the impression of the sitter.

I feel a little like this with my painting style. I've only got to see the works by some painter that impresses me and I'm off trying to emulate their style and technique.

Not entirely sure that this is a bad thing as one of the main reasons for doing good work is so that others might also be impressed to follow such an example. When you look at Vincent's works when Gauguin stayed with him in Arles, you can clearly see Gauguin's influence in the paintings of Van Gogh at that time.

I was recently extremely impressed by the Townscapes and Figurative work of Simon Pasini (check out his exquisite paintings)... and I've started painting townscapes with a more 'figurative' influence...

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