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Winter Treetop, Johnstown Castle
Painted at Johnstown Castle with the SEPA Group yesterday - I usually struggle to find attractive painting subject matter at this location, mainly I think because everything is a bit too ornamental - I prefer things to be a more natural. So, influenced by recent tree paintings by my German friend, Maike Josepuit, I decided to look up and found this large oak (at least I think that's what it is) talking to me! More of a "tree portrait" than a landscape then and ultimately it just became a fun exercise in pushing paint around, although I did keep true to the subject to some extent. Mostly done on location, but finished in the studio this morning - the cold got to me yesterday after the sun disappeared.
It's oil on 11" x 14" MDF board.
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Comment by Michael McGuire on February 24, 2015 at 10:11
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Thanks Sally. That's what caught my eye in the first place. It was difficult though, because the sky behind the tree clouded over shortly after I started - then the sun disappeared altogether! The other challenge was to get the balance right between warm/cool and tonal contrast. I had to lean more towards the latter than I normally would (in the sense that my darkest areas are near black).
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Comment by Sally Downey on February 24, 2015 at 10:02
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You did a great job, Michael. The bare tree against the blue sky is very attractive.
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Thanks Deirdre.
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Comment by deirdre shanny on February 23, 2015 at 22:18
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Wonderful .
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Thanks John. A bit of a challenge for me!
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Comment by John McManus on February 16, 2015 at 13:37
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Lovely study in light and depth Michael.
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