The buttercup meadow

The buttercup meadow - Watercolour (31 cm x 39 cm) by Benoit Philippe

I painted this watercolour on site during the Eater break we spent in the North of France. This spot is located in Vertain (France), a village not far from Valenciennes. There is a stream surrounded by meadows which offers many scenes to paint. I though I would paint the river itself with the willows but found this scene.

The buttercups were glowing in the afternoon sun and the wind, bending the grass, was making the foreground interesting.