Acrylic demo's at March

These two acrylic paintings were done for the March art society. 
Both are on canvas board and are 14' x 18'
It's a while since I last used acrylic paints. They are very useful for layering up the colours, something I have been trying out more with my oils of late.

Norfolk Beach from a sketch

 I completely lost this first one half way through and had to scrape back quite a bit then carried on with the palette knife. Was quite pleased with it in the end. A good example for the group of how not to give up on a painting.

Brancaster Staithe from the Common, from oil sketch

 The light was very bad in the room we used and only when I got the picture outside could I see how strong the colours were. I used the knife a lot in this picture, something I haven't done with acrylics before. I found it worked well.

Sleaford Allotments

What a grey day to go painting, I didn't care as I was meeting up with my dear friend Haidee for a catch up lunch and a bit of painting.
Was so good to see her again, we couldn't believe that it had been last November when we last organised a 'paint out' in Brancaster.. After our delicious lunch of goat's cheese tart at the Heckington Farm cafe we headed off to the allotments for a spot of painting. They were massive and very well kept. We had a good walk round before deciding on our spot to paint. We stayed near each other so we could continue to chat.
We both have a very different approach to a painting. Haidee has a very good eye for composition and homes in on a subject where as I tend to take on the bigger picture. We were serenaded by a little Robin that continued to sing his heart out all the time we were painting. This was punctuated by a very noisy turkey not far away. The turkey looked to be missing a few feathers and was quite a character, he found his way into Haidee's picture. I chose a view of the river, liking the close colours and flat light.

The River by the Allotments

 The light didn't alter much all afternoon which made a nice change from rushing to capture something like a sunset. The only thing that stopped us in the end was the fact it was very cold and getting dark. After saying goodbye I drove home with a big smile on my face.

The Compost Bin

Snow at Last

I've been hoping for snow. Especially during my paint out in January challenge. Well, it finally arrived so got out there as quick as I could before it disappeared again.
The roads were very icy so I didn't go far.
The sun came out as I got there creating wonderful colours on the snow but I could see a big wall of cloud on the horizon behind me.
I managed three before the snow finally caught up with me and prevented any more painting.

Misty Sun on Snow

Towards Whaplode Church

More Snow on it's Way