Into the Garden I started this canvas painting in the Spring but finished it a few days ago. It is 40cm by 40cm. painted with a palette knife and with brushes. The tree is an elm and the blackbird has sneaked onto the painting as he often does. The flowers to the left are clematis. The painting probably works best on the wall and from a distance. I started , as I always do with paints from other pictures I was working on , as I love to use all of the paint up on the next painting, so one painting evolves from the last. The diluted paint is then painted and dripped onto the canvas. On this painting from the dripping the dog and girl appeared, the painting grew from there.
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