Thursday 11 November 2010

The Side, with Snow


The Side, with Snow (oil on canvas, 36 x 36 ins)

I finished this, the second of the bigger pictures yesterday, although I'm still waiting for some of the white paint to dry. I had it out in the garden sunshine for an hour or two, while I hacked away a year's accumulation of brambles, but the sun seemed to make very little difference.

After that I stood it in front of the radiator all night as I continue to pander to the idea that heat will help, even though I know in my heart of hearts that oil paint dries by oxidation rather than evaporation. I'm supposed to get it to the gallery today, but I suspect I may be able to delay until tomorrow. That would be a good thing for a number of reasons, not least the weather forecast for today, which is truly horrible.

4 comments:

Jean Spitzer said...

It looks terrific. Good luck with the drying/weather.

harry bell said...

Thanks, Jean. Fingers crossed!

Sophie said...

I love this one, really nice, full of variety and an intriguing line into the distance...

harry bell said...

Thank you, Sophie. This was probably the most popular of my pictures in the Xmas show.