Sunset Reflections On Ice by Martin Howard (2014)
Watercolour, 40.6 x 30.5 cm, 140 lb Fine grain paper.
Domnarvet, Borlänge, Sweden.
By the middle of
December 2013, the little snow that had fallen, was already starting to melt
away. The nights were cold and the melting snow turned to ice. It was just
after 2.00 pm and time to collect my children from school. The roads were very
slippery, so I decided to take another route which leads into this little valley
and to the school. It was very icy here too. As I reached this point, I was
confronted by a lovely sunset which reflected on the ice. I knew it would make
a great painting, so I took a few snaps with my mobile phone. This my
interpretation of that scene, which I am quite pleased with. Sometimes it pays
to be on foot and to leave the beaten track occasionally. I certainly don't
like to be without a camera because most of my landscape paintings are
unplanned. If I go out intending to find a landscape to paint, I rarely find
what I'm looking for.
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