“A corner of my garden with olive trees”
It has been a busy week for me at Sarum studio in Salisbury, having the first attempt at life and cast painting in oils. So, a week of holiday, being home earlier than after work. And the weather was perfect for painting outdoors.
The little olive trees I have in my garden are enjoying this summer, even have lots of tiny white flowers. So, I have decided to paint them for this week.
I painted them in the afternoons, in four sittings, painting alla prima in each session. I have used two blues (cerulean and cobalt), three yellows (cadmium yellow light, medium, and a touch of yellow ochre), titanium white, naphtol red, alizarin crimson and some chrome oxide green. For the first layer I used only turpentine; later I used de Mayerne medium, diluted at first and then more concentrated. The composition is altered a bit, I used artistic licence to change background and foreground, using other elements from my garden.
So, here it is, my No 24 of weekly paintings:
“A corner of my garden with olive trees”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
