Peter Barker's Palette

[...] paint in the headland, and, conversely, plenty of texture dabbed in with my coarse 1" household brush for the vegetation near me, also helped to give spatial awareness to you, the viewer, [...]

[...] and blues and all shades between. Most of the tree and vegetation was done with my 1" household brush, with a few strokes of a rigger for the tree branches and posts, whilst the lively sky was [...]

[...] and the dark tones, then hog brushes for the sky and distant fields, then the 1" household brush for the foliage and vegetation, and finally hogs and Mongoose brushes for the water [...]

[...] forefinger. Similarly, the May blossom was placed on with the same technique with my 1" household brush, taking particular care with the relative tones, only using pure white tinged with pink on [...]

[...] floor beneath the water.  I had fun painting the green exposed weed and wet mud, using my palette knife, not an implement I use very freely, but it is perfect for depicting mud and such-like of [...]

[...] up the surface, and then a few spots of pure white gently dabbed on with the tip of the palette knife to add those touches of sunlight sparkles. [...]

[...] to refine the near tree on the left and added a few more details on some Poppies, using a palette knife, then dragged in some layers of paint to establish the grasses of the field margin, as can be [...]

[...] Flat Ivory brush and the mud almost sculpted on with a mixture of brush strokes and palette knife dragged over. The ropes and masts were all placed in with the lovely fine, chisel edge [...]

[...] 3am yesterday morning, finishing off the last few frames ready to deliver the paintings, my solo exhibition at the lovely John Noott Gallery in Broadway, Worcestershire, is now ready! These few above [...]

[...] , along with one other, I thought I'd better do another big frosty painting for my own solo exhibition at John Noott Gallery in December, just in case....so here it is, finished today. This [...]

[...] at the Norton Way Gallery in Hertfordshire. Busy with the last few paintings for my solo exhibition at the John Noott Gallery in December and another one for the ROI, this really is a hectic [...]

[...] stages, but these three below didn't make it: They will, however, be included in my own solo exhibition at the John Noott Gallery next month, from 6th to 24th December, together with 44 other [...]

[...] always a joy to paint at this time of year Summer Breeze, Oil on Board, 6x8 inches Another little painting, I enjoyed painting the lively sky with its clouds skudding by and the warm breeze just [...]

[...] . It's the River Welland on Stamford Meadows, with the hawthorn in fall bloom. Most of this little painting was completed with my 1" household brush, save for the dark tree bows on the left and [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 6x8 inches Another little painting from my current marine theme. I loved the plain simplicity of this subject, of fishing boats [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 6 x 8 inches I based this little painting on a photo I took on a track near home, just after a shower, on one of those steamy evenings. [...]

[...] it with thick mixes of paint using my 1" decorator's brush, using Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Light, Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber, with Titanium White, of course, [...]

[...] sun crimson, which it was, makes it look dull, so I painted it orange with a thick blob of Cadmium Yellow Light and Permanent Rose with a touch of Titanium white, and toned down the surrounding clouds [...]

[...] up the silver grass, just melting it into the faintest green. Using my usual suspects of Cadmium Yellow Light, Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue, with Titanium White, I caked on varying mixes of those [...]

[...] the colours accurately, but the entire picture was painted with my usual three colours, Cadmium Yellow Light, Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue, plus Titanium White of course. A little nuance I did like, [...]

[...] Rose, Cobalt and Ultamarine Blue, Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber, with varying amounts of Titanium White, so that every hue is mixed for the job in hand. [...]

[...] Yellow Light as the yellow, Permanent Rose as the red, and Cobalt Blue as the blue, with Titanium White. This was done not with bravado to say how clever am I, but as an exercise just see if any [...]

[...] gorgeous flash of sunlight on its top, which I couldn't wait to describe with a thick slab of Titanium White and a touch of yellow, red and blue. Again, it was one of those fleeting light effects that [...]

[...] green. Using my usual suspects of Cadmium Yellow Light, Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue, with Titanium White, I caked on varying mixes of those three colurs, with my 1" decorator's brush, enjying [...]

[...] - the two trees - it adds impact and drama to the scene. I'm entering this one for the ROI annual exhibition, so we'll see if it catches the judges' eyes! [...]

[...] studio. Having dug it out, I finished it off this morning and have submitted it for the ROI Annual Exhibition. This wonderful avenue of Oaks is always glorious in November, when the leaves finally [...]

[...] Fresh Snowfall by the Welland Oil on Board, 10x14 inches Next week, the ROI Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries opens on Tuesday 9th with the Private View, and then opens [...]

[...] being observed. Yesterday, it was the annual mecca for oil painters - the opening of the ROI Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries. It was a great day, seeing all the great work in the show, and ' [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 7.5 x 10 inches Here's my little effort from this Wednesday's paint out at Brancaster Staithe with the UK Plein Air Society. The view I picked was a little challenging, starting out in [...]

[...] it off today in the studio. The place is one of my favourite marine painting venues - Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk - which offers a wealth of subjects for an artist. Being a working harbour, [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 10x14 inches Another studio painting of one of my favourite old haunts at Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk. This one contains a variety of techniques, with the backdrop of trees scrubbed [...]

[...] I have seventeen recent paintings in the Winter Exhibition at the Iona House Gallery in Woodstock, starting next Saturday 17th January - a few are below, but to see all the [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 9 x 12 inches This is another one bound for Iona House Gallery to join their continuing Winter exhibition. I love this sort of subject, but I find it the [...]

[...] Oil on Board, 10x14 inches Here's a snowy painting, upon request from Iona House Gallery in Woodstock for their Winter Exhibition next month. Painting snow holds great attraction [...]

[...] x 17 inches This was a race against time to get this finished for possible inclusion into Iona House Gallery's E-brochure for their Winter Exhibition. I was going to take a few stage photographs along [...]

[...] , again completed in the studio today, probably to be included in my upcoming solo-show at John Noott Gallery in December. I remember the day I was by the River Nene; the field where I've placed the [...]

[...] other, I thought I'd better do another big frosty painting for my own solo exhibition at John Noott Gallery in December, just in case....so here it is, finished today. This was a bit of a labour of [...]

[...] Gallery in Hertfordshire. Busy with the last few paintings for my solo exhibition at the John Noott Gallery in December and another one for the ROI, this really is a hectic time for the brush! I was [...]

[...] off the last few frames ready to deliver the paintings, my solo exhibition at the lovely John Noott Gallery in Broadway, Worcestershire, is now ready! These few above are in the show and all 41 [...]