my paintings - New Forest Open Art Exhibition 2017

my paintings - New Forest Open Art Exhibition 2017 

I have two oil paintings on display at the New Forest Open Art Exhibition (2017). The gallery location is The New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, in the UK. It is open from the 15 July to the 8 October, 10am - 4pm daily.
It is run in partnership with the National Park Authority and sponsored by ExxonMobil. 

My two oil paintings at the New Forest Open Art Exhibition

The two oil paintings on display are both based on sights of the New Forest, one showing two members of the huge horse population that roams the national park, and the other a shaded stream that backs on to a camping site, and which offers much pleasure for the children staying there.
New Forest Camping Fun - oil on board 20" x 28"
New Forest Horses With Light And Shade - oil on board 16" x 20"

Tourists at Boltons Bench New Forest ART WIP

Tourists at Bolton's Bench New Forest ART WIP

This painting shows an area of the New Forest, Hampshire known as Bolton's Bench. It is on a hill just outside the town of Lyndhurst. The bench is around a base of a large Yew tree which is in turn on top of a small hill that offers good views of the local countryside. The photograph shows a work in progress of an initial drawing in brown acrylic paint on a red ground base. The second panel shows a half completed painting with the base colours added while the third one show the finished acrylic painting. it will be seen that a figure of a girl has been added at a later stage. This was done after initial completion as it was felt that something was missing composition. The girl figure adds more interest in this location that is full of tourists, in particular with kids who are naturally attracted to all of the tame donkeys found in the area. 

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WIP painting stages of Boultons bench, Lyndhurst, Hampshire

Working on close-up 04

Working on close-up 04

  A further small snippet of a New Forest themed painting currently in progress.... 

Boultons bench acrylic painting detail

Path in New Forest WIP art

Path in New Forest WIP art

Work in progress of a painting showing a path running through a heather landscape in the New Forest, Hampshire. The part of the forest shown is near to the small town of Lyndhurst. The painting is done in acrylics on stretched water colour paper measuring 16" x 12", during late march 2016. The first panel shows the basic acrylic line drawing on a red ground, the second a half way stage and the rd panel the completed acrylic painting.
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Path in New Forest WIP