Its feels quite a privilege to be able to paint such a significant view and it didn’t involve any dangerous mountain crossings or hiring expensive hotel rooms. I didn’t even have the inconvenience of taking the train to London and then onto Richmond. I do know the area quite well but at the time had no inclination to paint any of the views. This is not a homage to Turner, I have already introduced my dolly mixture of trees and I am liking the way it looks. The sky is very interesting in the photo but I am tending to leave this out at the early drawing stage as I like to see the clarity of the horizon line.
The Thames from Richmond Hill. Day 1