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When I go for a walk on a hot summer’s day, I search for a route that has lots of cover from trees and tall hedges that line a path or lane. In that way, strong rays of sunlight are broken by shade fr

This is a fairly typical open landscape and it was a very hot (in British terms) summer’s day. These landscapes do not present much of a challenge to draw, but be warned: I usually find that the subje

I’m just back from the Arctic (Hurtigruten Post ship round the North Cape and back to Bergen) with some en plein air impressions, a book of pencil sketches and not very good photos. Perhaps one of you

This is a fairly typical open landscape and it was a very hot (in British terms) summer’s day. These landscapes do not present much of a challenge to draw, but be warned: I usually find that the subje

Primary Hughes

Simplifying makes a chosen subject more digestible and allows you to capture it in a form that communicates something about it. But it’s a profound challenge when painting in an impressionist way and