Waiting for paint to dry

I’m always waiting for paint to dry, that’s a downside to Oil painting, although also a good thing -  It means I can put the painting to one side for a couple of weeks (or more), sort of forgetting about it. When I then retrieve it from the shelf, I see it afresh and can often tell immediately if it is viable for further work.  Usually they are and so it is like starting again, but the basics are down.

I currently have several paintings in the studio at that stage, but this week I took one such part-worked painting with me to the Exmoor National Park Centre in Lynmouth, where I completed it.

 ~ Pleased with the result ~ 

 *note:   I'll admit that my monitor brings this painting up far brighter than it is in person

If you click the image above, hopefully it will take you to a short video clip showing the painting on the easel in Lynmouth when I had decided that the painting was DONE.

Painting in Lynmouth - the video

I got the video editing sorted so here it is.   @Exmoor National Park Centres: Lynmouth, - Part 1, Oil on canvas, still a work in progress - this one will be all about the clouds.

 It was such a nice day at the Centre, meeting lots of visitors and having the chats with them.

So, for those of you who haven’t seen this already, on my Youtube channel - Facebook - Instagram - then click on the image below.  Warning: It is about 11 minutes of paint being added to canvas, hope you enjoy seeing the process.

There will be a Part 2, but obviously this is reliant on the layer here drying.  

Painting in Lynmouth

Busy morning @ Exmoor National Park : Oil painting in the Lynmouth centre.  Still more work to do on this one, but now waiting for the paint to dry before I continue with it.  Meanwhile, busy editing some video of the painting process. 

Incidentally, it was a really good morning over there. Lots of people stopped to chat, which is partly what it is all about.  Visitors to the centre are always keen to chat, whether it be about their painting experiences, or about the area of Exmoor.  And anyone who knows me will be aware I love the chats!

Update and complete

As I said in my previous Post, I would update you with this paintings progress.  Glad to say it has now been completed and I'm pleased with this version (yes, there will be other versions in the future, but the weather will be different).

Hopefully I've conveyed "Distance" and the feel of a day after the rains (the puddles tell the viewer what the weather has been).

and here's a couple of close-ups:

the Texture is the weave of the canvas, but this doesn't actually show up as obviously in real life, it must be how the camera has captured it

 

Now to concentrate on another artwork, I keep busy with paintings-in-progress and lovin' it.