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 board (it is actually slightly left of centre) and there is not a great deal I can do about it now. Makiny it wider at the apex would not help, so i have made it narrower at the apex and broader on the right hand side at the bottom - which doesn't alter the actual position, but does 'suggest' that the path is slightly off centre. It may not matter, anyway, because the weight of the left hand trees will 'pull' the path to the left. The right hand side of the picture will be a hedgrow rising to the same height as the right hand gate, with a smaller, more distant stand of trees above it, against the right hand edge of the painting. SO it should be okay. And that's what painting is all about - solving problems!