Heart of the Wood
1.3 X 4 metres
acrylic on canvas, hangs like a banner
102 people and a dog helped me create this huge painting of Lea & Paget’s Wood during h.Art 2016
Available to buy or to show in public spaces
£900 - £700 will be donated to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
acrylic on canvas, hangs like a banner
102 people and a dog helped me create this huge painting of Lea & Paget’s Wood during h.Art 2016
Available to buy or to show in public spaces
£900 - £700 will be donated to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Day 1: Dividing the canvas into thirds each way to draw
![Day 1: Dividing the canvas into thirds each way to draw](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Canvas_gridded_up_thumb.jpg)
Day 1: Drawing the composition onto the canvas
![Day 1: Drawing the composition onto the canvas](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Drawing_out_with_Paardy_thumb.jpg)
Day 1: loose underpainting in raw sienna and violet
![Day 1: loose underpainting in raw sienna and violet](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Richard_in_action_Day_1_thumb.jpg)
Day 1: light and shade as a framework
![Day 1: light and shade as a framework](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/End_of_Day_1_thumb.jpg)
Day 2: Lots of people help add the first layer of colour
![Day 2: Lots of people help add the first layer of colour](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_2_in_progress_thumb.jpg)
Day 2: Lots of colour now!
![Day 2: Lots of colour now!](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_2_action_thumb.jpg)
Day 2: End of the painting session
![Day 2: End of the painting session](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/End_of_Day_2_thumb.jpg)
Day 5- Jill Barneby at work
![Day 5- Jill Barneby at work](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_5-_Jill_Barneby_at_work_thumb.jpg)
Day 5- Fine brushes on canes in action
![Day 5- Fine brushes on canes in action](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_5-_Fine_brushes_on_canes_in_action_thumb.jpg)
Day 5- real leaves falling on the painting
![Day 5- real leaves falling on the painting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_5-_real_leaves_falling_on_the_painting_thumb.jpg)
Day 6: Details emerging
![Day 6: Details emerging](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_6-_Details_emerging_thumb.jpg)
Day 7- Working on hazel coppice
![Day 7- Working on hazel coppice](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_7-_Working_on_hazel_coppice_thumb.jpg)
Day 7- Four young people block in the main oak
![Day 7- Four young people block in the main oak](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_7-_Children_block_in_the_main_oak_thumb.jpg)
Day 7: More trees being added
![Day 7: More trees being added](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_7-_More_trees_emerging_thumb.jpg)
Day 7: Fine twigs being added
![Day 7: Fine twigs being added](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_7-_Fine_twigs_being_added_thumb.jpg)
Day 7: End of the day
![Day 7: End of the day](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_7-_End_of_the_day_thumb.jpg)
Day 8: Fallen log and distant trees go in
![Day 8: Fallen log and distant trees go in](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_8-_Fallen_log_and_distant_trees_thumb.jpg)
Day 8: Paints
![Day 8: Paints](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_8-_Paints_thumb.jpg)
Day 8: All the way from Devon to make a mark!
![Day 8: All the way from Devon to make a mark!](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_8-_All_the_way_from_Devon_to_make_a_mark_thumb.jpg)
Day 8: The youngest contributor comes back for a 2nd go!
![Day 8: The youngest contributor comes back for a 2nd go!](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_8-_The_youngest_contributor_comes_back_for_another_go_thumb.jpg)
Day 8: These boys are Lea & Paget's Wood experts
![Day 8: These boys are Lea & Paget's Wood experts](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_8-_These_boys_already_know_the_wood_well_thumb.jpg)
Day 9: Foreground taking shape
![Day 9: Foreground taking shape](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_9-_Foreground_taking_shape_thumb.jpg)
Day 9: Francesca and Felicity adding their marks
![Day 9: Francesca and Felicity adding their marks](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_9-_Francesca_and_Felicity_adding_their_marks_thumb.jpg)
Day 9: A family hard at work
![Day 9: A family hard at work](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_9-_A_family_hard_at_work_thumb.jpg)
Day 9: Still going late afternoon
![Day 9: Still going late afternoon](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_9-_Still_going_late_afternoon_thumb.jpg)
Day 9: It's coming together well
![Day 9: It's coming together well](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Day_9-_Its_coming_together_well_thumb.jpg)
Heart of the Wood (detail)
![Heart of the Wood (detail)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Heart_of_the_Wood_-_detail_1_thumb.jpg)
Heart of the Wood detail)
![Heart of the Wood detail)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/IMG_1511_thumb.jpg)
Heart of the Wood (entire painting)
![Heart of the Wood (entire painting)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Heart_of_the_Wood_entire_thumb.jpg)
People enjoying Heart of the Wood
![People enjoying Heart of the Wood](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardbavin/images/Heart_of_the_Wood_-_viewing_thumb.jpg)