Dahlias

DahliasAn en plein air painting of blooming yellow dahlias in the Cotswolds, painted at the height of summer. Unframed size 30 cm (H) x 24cm (W) x 1 cm (D) (approx 12 x 9. 5 inches). Additional information: This original artwork was painted on Linen Canvas Board using high quality Michael Harding oil paints and finished with Gamvar gloss varnish. It has been signed on the front, and on the back are the title, date and a list of materials. Shipping: Free

For the most part

I enjoyed trying to capture the feeling of the cold river and loved how the cool greys contrasted with the warmer colours of the fields in the distance

painted en plein air during my Artist Residency in early spring

Additional information: This original artwork was painted on Board using high-quality Michael Harding oil paints and finished with Gamvar gloss varnish

This is an original en plein air oil painting from a morning's hike to Mickleden Valley

I just had to capture them

it was the reflections cast up from the yellow-green fountain onto the stonework that caught my eye

and I enjoyed capturing the subtle colours and delicate petals of this dwarf rose

An original oil painting depicting the early rays of a summer sunrise as they illuminated a golden wheat field in the Cotswolds

pointed archway was backlit by the bright greens of the grass and trees outside

all of which are evocative of the Cotswolds at this time of year

curved tyre tracks cutting through the crops