I called this painting “Dawn on the Derwent” but it could easily have been called “Dawn on the Ouse” or “Dawn on the Wharfe” as it is an amalgamation of all my memories and wonderful experiences surrounding the beautiful rivers of Yorkshire. What I was really trying to portray was the combination of beauty and power that makes these rivers so spectacular. On a warm summer’s day they meander so peacefully through the valleys and dales of ‘God’s Own County’, but after heavy rain they remind us of their immense power roaring through those same valleys and dales sweeping all before them. This then is a tribute to all of Yorkshire’s rivers and I hope it evokes happy memories for you too.
This is painted in a very free style allowing the watercolour to do the work. I have used masking fluid to preserve the details allowing me to let the colours swirl and flow together. This is in the manner of the great watercolour artist Nita Engle from whose book I learned so much. I used to be obsessed with every detail when I first started to paint but she liberated me from that tyranny. Painting became a joy instead of a struggle. I always tell my students that if you are excited by doing the painting then people will be excited by looking at it. I really enjoyed doing this and I think it shows. And the good news is that someone else was excited by it - enough so that they have bought it and it is now on its way to a new home. Bon voyage. Glenn
This is painted in a very free style allowing the watercolour to do the work. I have used masking fluid to preserve the details allowing me to let the colours swirl and flow together. This is in the manner of the great watercolour artist Nita Engle from whose book I learned so much. I used to be obsessed with every detail when I first started to paint but she liberated me from that tyranny. Painting became a joy instead of a struggle. I always tell my students that if you are excited by doing the painting then people will be excited by looking at it. I really enjoyed doing this and I think it shows. And the good news is that someone else was excited by it - enough so that they have bought it and it is now on its way to a new home. Bon voyage. Glenn
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