have been omitted from the horizon line as I have turned back the clock 100 years. If I was mayor of London I would pull them all down and put a preservation order on this view. Lucian Freud would start his paintings often with the eye and work his way across the canvas like a snail, painting everything in a highly detailed and finished manner. I thought what an odd way to paint, but that is how this painting is progressing. Now I understand why he paints this way. Every tone is carefully weighed against its neighbour before moving on. Its a method that requires great patience but I seem to be moving in this direction. I have got the lighting balance between land and sky just how I wanted it and captured the warmth of a summers mid day sun.
The Thames from Richmond Hill. Day 4