Oils: Belgium

Golden Hands East, Bruges, Belgium July 2006.   Oil on panel over egg tempera after value studies. 30 cm x 40 cm. SOLD.

Elusively charming.  This painting was my third attempt at rendering this canal, from this location.  Finally, a result that I can live with.

I think it's fair to say that painting Bruges has literally forced me to refine my technique, moving from thrashing about "en plen air" to knowledgeable value studies for studio production.  What remains as critical as ever, whether painting outside or in, is to retain the truthful freshness of the moment.

"Go deeper, nothing more is necessary."
- P.D. Ouspensky