So what has changed with my approach to painting after 3 months in Mexico? Well one thought that has been on my mind for several months. What if I just worked from black and white photos and relied on my instinct for colour? I have had this fight between conventional landscape colours and how I want my paintings to look for many years now. Just looking at this drawing I can visualize a much more vibrant painting but as soon as I look at the photo it becomes a straight jacket. Just as Luke Skywalker turned off his computer when approaching the Death Star, maybe I should do the same. Otherwise I am just painting the same paintings? and I hate convention.
Heavy Spring weather. Day 1