The 52 Weeks 52 Works challenge that I gave myself back in August 2007 was to paint on average one painting per week. This particular painting took me many weeks. Actually, I painted this oil over several months. This is a commission and the brief was as follow:
- A bluebell wood
- The painting had to give a sense of space and high
- Capture the dapple light on the bluebells
- A painting with texture
Bluebell Wood Walk - Oil painting (50 x 70") by Benoit Philippe
I am pleased with the result and I believe I followed the brief. I like the elongated format of the canvas which helped to create a panoramic view of the wood. The texture in the foreground was rendered by using painting knives and hod brushes.
2 comments:
I love the sunlight falling on the carpet of bluebells here and there. Beautiful painting.
This is lovely, charming and magical. I'm beginning to like the idea of 52 paintings a year rather than 365.
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