Plein-air painting
Oil on linen-faced board in light wood tray frame 24 x 18 cm (27 x 21 cm frame)
I started this painting about half an hour before the garden was closing, very bold strokes in thick paint. I kept waiting for the paint to dry and went back several days later. The leaves had almost all gone and I painted their ghosts.
A challenge to find the right tone for the sky beside the shadowed white roof truss and window wall. I started this minutes before the garden closed, very bold strokes in thick paint. I waited for the paint to dry, went back several days later. Almost all the leaves had fallen and I painted their ghosts. A challenge to find the right tone for the sky beside the shadowed white roof truss and window wall. The title is from Emily Bronte's poem "Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree..."