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    Thistle Patch – Freemans Reach

    Jul 23, 2020 4 minutes
    By Leanne Jones

    The view in this painting is from the Hawkesbury region, which is known for its atmospheric and beautiful farmland. I decided to infuse the scene with more light than the photograph and to let the viewer see that you can improve a scene with your own impression. I chose to use a limited palette because this creates a harmonious painting; and I used transparent artists’ quality pigments.

    STEP ONE

    I commenced by drawing a simplified version of the scene with a 4B clutch pencil on a half sheet of Arches Torchon Rough 300gsm – because I like the rough texture of the paper surface and I feel it’s great for an impressionistic style of painting.

    I laid the paper down

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