Painting from photographs
During the lockdown many of us plein-air painters have had to resort to painting from our photographs. Painting a watercolour landscape from a photograph is not as straightforward as it seems. Many challenges exist. Does your photograph contain requisite information such as good light, decent shadows, an attractive composition, and an interesting sky? It is rare to fi nd a picture-perfect photograph.
Background
When I took the photograph of the boatyard in Pinmill, at low
