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"Colclough Rhubarb", Tintern Abbey
I visited the walled garden a few weeks ago just at the start of the fine spell. I found myself drawn to the humble rhubarb here, despite other more beautiful attractions. Maybe, it was just the fact that the light was a bit flat, with light cloud cover. Often, in light like this, simple subject matter seems to be elevated somehow.
It's oil on 12" x 16" MDF Board.
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Comment by Michael McGuire on July 4, 2017 at 12:38
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Thanks Sally. It was a case of just focusing on the foreground plant (that's where all the detail is) and then winging the rest to some extent. As far as I can remember I spent over and hour doing that part of the painting. The garden manager actually took a photo of the painting about midway through and all I had done was that one plant!
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Comment by Sally Downey on July 3, 2017 at 17:42
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Lovely Michael. I can see why you were drawn to the sun shining through the leaves (very difficult to draw - for me anyway) and their dramatic red legs.
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Thanks Marja. Sometimes, I find myself drawn to subject matter like this.
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Comment by Marja van Kampen on July 3, 2017 at 7:54
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I love this painting. The simplicity and the light is beautiful.
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