Plein Air Painting Day at Cromford, Derbyshire

I went out painting en plein air at Cromford, Derbyshire yesterday.  It was quite a challenge as it is not something I normally do.  I really enjoyed it though and plan to go out more often to paint in the landscape, especially now the weather is improving.  Here are the paintings - both of the same scene with different coloured grounds.

On the easel today

I have been working on quite a few paintings today.  First up is a detail shot of a large abstract painting.  The other two are a couple of abstract landscape paintings in progress.

More experimentation on paper

I've been doing quite a lot of experimentation with abstracts on paper but I am itching to go larger again.  Here are some of the experiments.  I am thinking about turning some of them into prints but not sure yet which ones to use.  Anyway, here are today's mini paintings.

Experimentation

I took a little time out from painting recently but I have now started to paint again.  I was in my studio earlier in the week but it was so cold that I decided to bring my paints home and work in the warmth!  Here is an energetic sketch of a scene within Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire.  It is near the site where Shipley Hall once stood.  It was painted using acrylic paint on watercolour paper.  I really enjoyed creating this little painting and I hope you like it too.