Unfortunately, I have to take a three week break from painting from tomorrow (May 8 ), so I have been desperate to reach the trunk of the second dominant tree prior to that break. It will then serve as a useful dividing line between pre- and post break, so if there is any subtle changes of...

My wife looked at the sky and said: "But it's almost turquoise. It doesn't look real!", which was a bit of a blow because I thought I had it about right. In any event, I mulled over this and more or less agreed, so I decided that I would try to repaint the sky by giving it a greyer wash and...

  There have been several worrying moments on this journey - firstly, was the sky too dark; answer 'No!'. Second, was the colour fo the trunk too dark:Answer: yes. So I spent a considerable time brightening it up. The third dilemma was whether I had painted in too many branches at...

  Made good progress today, first brightening up the trees and church, then painting the hedgerow and field to the left of the first of two dominant trees. I first pencilled in the trunk, then gave it an undercoat of white, then overpainted that with a mix of raw sienna, burnt...

Began another landscape but am unsure about the sky - it is difficult to get the colours exactly right on the photograph, but it is very dark and the colours of the trees are also a little on the dark side, so they will certainly need to be lightened up. This is intended to be a fairly...

The finished painting. The colours are slightly darker in this picture than in reality, not that it really matters - it's close enough. Painted the final hedgerow with a burnt umber base, and covered that with raw sienna, raw umber, and both mixed with Titanium White , then tiny dots with...

Because of the way I paint, my progress has been very slow - too many tiny dots and strokes for leaves and grass blades. However, it is these that give the painting its sharpness and definition, so I have no complaints. I am now continuing 'eastwards' along the canvas, having finished all...

Finally finished the tree and now making my way 'eastwards' across the canvas. This demands a great deal of concentration and care because of the tiny detail (see the 40mph road sign for example)! - but it is good fun to paint!.The final stage will be to paint the roadway and verges. So...

Plodding on. The tree seems to be taking an age, but that is because it is complicated and it is difficult to know exactly where the branches go. Working well, though - and now just need to darken some of the underparts of the upper branches. Another challenge is not to make any mistakes,...

Covered the base white of the bark with a weak solution of Raw Sienna and in the darker areas of a Burnt Umber mix, and finally drew in the vertical ridges of the bark (see detail below) . The result is that the external light strikes through the weak coats of  Raw Sienna...

After travelling to Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan and South Korea for six weeks, it is fantastic to be painting again in my studio. This is a landscape of a country road in Surrey, UK - which will be dominated by a large, mainly leafless, tree on a sunny winter morning. I...

The finished painting - a journey not without its challenges. First there was the major disaster. I had difficulties with the grassy knoll and not least the sky. Having achieved a lovely blend, I then spilt paint drops on it - and was unable to match the blues (always notoriously...

Have survived the disastrous start, I have made good progress in the last couple of days, finishing the left hand stand of trees and gates. I'm delighted to have achieved the luminosity to which I aspired.My only concern is that the apex of the pathway is almost dead centre of the...

Began work on this painting on February 3rd and was making good progress when disaster struck. I had laid down some Friskfilm to protect the sky from accidental blobs of paint or ink spots -- and when I tried to remove it, it turned out to be far more adhesive than usual -- and ripped off...

Continued with the leafage, grasses and poppy heads, and  painted fairly well to begin with but then ran into difficulties because I want to change the vibrancy of the green, but achieving the right green proved a bit of a nightmare.Decided to stick with the Ultramarine-Cadmium Yellow...

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• "Bushbury Farm, Brockham" - Moving eastwards along the panel
• Bushbury Farm, Brockham - The sky repainted.
• The Tree Groweth - Latest post on Muggeridge's Farm - now renamed!
• Muggeridge's Farm, Brockham - Brightening it up!
• A New Painting Underway - "Muggeridge's Farm, Brockham"
• "Punchbowl Lane, Dorking" - the finished painting
• Main trees completed - "Punchbowl Lane, Dorking"
• "Punchbowl Lane, Dorking" - The tree finished and more slow progress!
• "Punchbowl Lane, Dorking" -=- The Tree Groweth!
• Slow but Sure Progress on "Punchbowl Lane, Dorking"

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