Plein air painting 101

Near to Blackwater Arboretum in the New Forest, Hampshire, and where the previous post was situated is Flechs Water, a few minutes away. This old log made an interesting subject. Painted on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5", and done in oils during a fine hot day on the 25th May 2023.

Small New Forest stream in summer - oil painting

A quiet, picturesque summer scene from within the New Forest, Hampshire is shown in this landscape oil painting. The stream is near a campsite, itself near to the town of Brockenhurst, and situated in the heart of the forest, a national park.

This painting was created during late summer 2021, and sized at 20” x 16” primed mounting board. Oils were used with a glazed layer on top once dried for stronger colour intensity when seen in person. This landscape art can be seen as a larger, more detailed image by following this link.

New Forest Camping Fun - oil painting

New Forest Camping Fun - oil painting 

New Forest Camping Fun - oil painting

In this painting can be seen children enjoying a summers day in the new Forest national park, Hampshire, on the south coast of the UK. The children are playing in a stream next to a camp site which can be seen in the background, on this hot, summers day.
The painting was created during June 2017 and is painted in oils on mounting board. The image is 28” x 20” approx in size.
The painting can be seen in greater detail here.

Brown Horse drinking from stream

Brown Horse drinking from stream 

This small, 10” x 12” oil painting features a brown horse drinking some water from a shallow stream in the New Forest, Hampshire on a summers evening. It was painted wet in to wet, in under a day on a red acrylic base, during may 2014.

Brown Horse drinking from stream-oil painting

New forest Horse drinking from stream wip oil painting

New forest Horse drinking from stream wip oil painting

This small painting shows a horse in the New forest, UK, drinking from a stream. The photo shows the work at 3 different stages. It measures 10" x 12" and is painted in oils during a day.

horse drinking from stream WIP oil painting

Traveller in landscape with distant Castle

 Traveler in landscape with distant Castle

 

This illustration was painted in Photoshop to A3 size during january 2014. It shows a made up landscape with endless hills and mountains going in to the distance. Mid field there is a Castle, stuck on a cliff edge and near to the viewer is a traveller, with horse, looking onwards in to the scene, contemplating his long journey to the castle.

Traveller in landscape with distant Castle