Tuesday 3 April 2012

Path to the Loch



Oil on board  24 x 20"
Bridget Hunter 2012

Another painting started from a pencil sketch then worked up at home. I seem to have been painting very dark skies but sometimes the sky does go dark and the land seems to glow beneath it. We've had a very warm and dry 2 weeks - unbelievable here at this time of year - and yet today there's a forecast of snow. Last week flip flops, this week boots again. "Only in Scotland" people are muttering!

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  1. oh! beautiful ...as always. Hope the flip flops (thongs as we call them!!!?) come out again soon!

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    1. Thankyou Liz. I love that you call them thongs - quite a different article of clothing here :>))

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  2. I love that light when the sky ahead is dark and threatening and the land is brightly lit - this is a really lovely painting.

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    1. It can be very dramatic - thankyou for your encouraging comment Vivien.

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  3. This is gorgeous...I like a dark stormy sky...it gives everything else a glow.

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    1. Hi Lisa - me too - but it usually means lift up the easel and run for cover too !!

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  4. This painting could be a scene from Vancouver Island on a cool wintery day. It's lovely the way the land glows and the sky threatens. My flip flops have been out of the closet once this spring, which is very sad for this time of the year! Yuk to the snow!

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    1. We're back to cold north wind again. I'd love to visit your part of the world after seeing the photos on your blog Carole.

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    2. We have a guest room should you decide to cross the sea!

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  5. Please don't stop painting your dark skies, Bridget, they are so powerful and beautiful and, as you know, I love this palette.

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    1. I've just discovered the "reply" button - and want to thank you for being here Robyn.

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  6. I love the consistency of this geographical series.

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    1. Thankyou - I've also been enjoying your recent work - very simple yet effective and it looks like you've got some close observation going on.

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  7. Fabulous painting, Bridget! You really do capture the mood of the landscape. And I, too, hope that you will continue to paint those evocative, dark skies.

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    1. Thankyou Melinda - you know how much I love your direct approach and your use of colour so this is very encouraging for me to read your comment.

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  8. Fantastic composition! I love the way the dark blue contrasts subtly with the slightly orange sandy ochres :) absalutly brilliant!!

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