Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

On a rather cold today in Cambridge, but I still managed to knock out this watercolour and pencil sketch of The Fitzwilliam Museum. Just using three colours, yellow ochre, burnt umber and cobalt blue....having a limited palette really helps capture the tonality of this scene.

Inspiration comes from many places....

Never apologise for being an Artist (or doing what you love), or for pursuing your dreams.

 

 

In this society we're all expected to conform and do as others do, work in jobs which can make us unhappy...... that's fine until you can make enough to quit it, to do what you love doing with the talents you came into this world with.

I found this video about how one illustrator made a living in a non-linear way, by discovering what fascinated her and what she loved to do.

This would also apply to any non-artistic people finding themselves in a unhappy rut....discover what makes you happy and figure out how to make money from it.

The Great Outdoors!

After being indoors all day painting at the easel, in fact pretty much all week. I was in need of some open space, peace from the rat race and noisy neighbours, and to find my place in natural surroundings. I took myself off on my bike to Clayhaith.

Sunset, Clayhaith - David Wood

I did this watercolour sketch as the sun was setting, the atmosphere and colours were amazing.

For me twilight is the most mysterious and magical time when looking at the landscape. There are often amazing colours and harmonies to be seen and the contrast in tones pales out to beautiful hues. But once the sun had sunk the temperature also dropped dramatically, thoughts of hot tea and buttered toast, a warm abode and wishing I had brought an extra per of socks. Time to go home.

Rower in thought

Signed
Wooden Frame
Oil on Canvas
Size:18 x 12 cm (including frame)
£160.00

Cambridge Rowers

“The Cambridge rower series of paintings have become a study not simply in composition, were I consider the shape in the canvas and more often with the small rower paintings it is a triangle within the rectangle (canvas).The subject of rowers is a local scene, I live five minutes from the river and I can often be found by the river sketching, painting or simply looking. In my paintings the rowers are often caught in  stillness, quiet moments in-between each endeavour to get to the next fixed point. The scenes are very much views of the individual, who inhabits their own personal space, physical sense and in their own minds. These scenes often portray a reflective or introspective quality. They are an attempt to capture single moment in an otherwise non-static activity."

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