Snow In Solbrinken by Martin Howard (2005)
Watercolour, 40.6 x 30.5 cm, 140 lb Fine grain paper.
Hönsarvet, Borlänge, Sweden.
This was one of the
first winter scenes that I painted and is from 2005. It was painted from a
photograph taken from a road called "Solbrinken" in Borlänge, Sweden.
It show part of a little valley, which runs between the two small buildings and
off into the distance to the local school. I don't think the photograph was
particularly scenic, but I was very pleased with the result. Even the trees
which were completely bare and had no snow covering at the time, came out
really well. It's amazing the effect that a covering of snow can make. There
isn't much colour or so much light in the winter, but the snow brightens
everything and highlights and reflects the little colour there is. It is very
different from the dark depressing winters in England.
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