September at North Wood

This is a lovely spot to sit throughout the year and draw and contemplate the changing seasons. On the Dartington estate alongside the Deer park a track runs down to the North wood. I like to work from some of the sketches and drawings I have made during my visits and as in this case begin to work them up to a painting.

Looking through the additional images I provide here, you can see how I use found pigments, sheep skat, fallers sticks to sketch gesturally. These small works form the basis for studies and a real feel for time and place. I use some charcoal or pencil to supplement the foraged art materials.

• This work uses Phthalo green and titanium white and yellow ochre and is painted on a heavy weight acrylic paper.
• Acrylic on paper
• Original artwork mounted. Original size: 295mm x 420mm
• Produced August 2023
• Signed on reverse
• Mount and back board
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