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Paint a sky to complement your landscape

Winston Oh

Is a past student of James Fletcher-Watson and John Yardley. He is an elected member of the Pure Watercolour Society and is represented in the Singapore National Collection. Winston has exhibited in the UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Sydney and London, and teaches at Dedham Hall.

www.winstonoh.com

The sky is an intrinsic part of the landscape and may occupy from a quarter to a half of the composition, but we can pay less attention to it than we should. This may be because we are reluctant to attempt an elaborate sky composition that could detract from the rest of the landscape, or the sky is too complex, or it is a plain grey; or it may not be suited to your composition. Lastly, if you decide to improvise, you may not have the confidence or the technique to make it work.

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