I have got into the habit of drawing out the composition in pencil at the start of a painting. I regard this as an advanced form of ‘painting by numbers’. I would appreciate if someone else had premixed a wide range of paint, this would save a lot of time. One of the benefits I have found with this approach is that it highlights the importance of the line in painting, and the rhythms to be found in the landscape. Taking the line for a walk as Matisse would say. Painting is progressing well, I think the sky will open up, I just like space in my painting.
Alwinton. Day 2