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: Drawing the composition onto the canvas
Day 1: loose underpainting in raw sienna and violet
Day 1: light and shade as a framework
Day 2: Lots of people help add the first layer of colour
Day 2: Lots of colour now!
Day 2: End of the painting session
Day 5- Jill Barneby at work
Day 5- Fine brushes on canes in action
Day 5- real leaves falling on the painting
Day 6: Details emerging
Day 7- Working on hazel coppice
Day 7- Four young people block in the main oak
Day 7: More trees being added
Day 7: Fine twigs being added
Day 7: End of the day
Day 8: Fallen log and distant trees go in
Day 8: Paints
Day 8: All the way from Devon to make a mark!
Day 8: The youngest contributor comes back for a 2nd go!
Day 8: These boys are Lea & Paget's Wood experts
Day 9: Foreground taking shape
Day 9: Francesca and Felicity adding their marks
Day 9: A family hard at work
Day 9: Still going late afternoon
Day 9: It's coming together well
Heart of the Wood (detail)
Heart of the Wood detail)
Heart of the Wood (entire painting)
People enjoying Heart of the Wood
