Landscape Painting plein air - Stratford Upon Avon

I was back in my hometown of Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire and thought I would do some landscape painting en plein air. I had my painting gear and the weather was cold but dry. Too good an opportunity to miss!
The location I chose, was where I often used to play and walk the dog when I was a kid. It had changed since my last visit due to building works so I had to change the view I wanted to paint. Instead of painting the view towards Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare is buried, I looked towards Welcombe Hills which is a popular walking area.
It was great fun to be out painting plein air where I grew up. Some of my plein air sketches from 1992 feature in a previous video. Most of them were done in the fields that are currently being built on!
Here is the link if you'd like to take a look:
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[@stevelovett9208]

Amazing how you can make such a great painting out of such an uninspiring view...lovely work Andrew

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Steve 😀

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Very much enjoyed watching your process and this video!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Clare

[@judithslawter372]

Thank you for the video.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You're welcome Judith

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

I missed this one, but well worth catching it now - so often you go back to well-remembered scenes, and the buggers have built all over it, usually with God-awful houses connected by roads which scar the landscape. Depresses the Hell out of me, but there we are.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

It is depressing. I dread to think what this much loved landscape looks like now

[@lucb]

Magnifique

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Merci beaucoup

[@jancusters2450]

Mumbling all the way! During painting! I really love it. Makes so much sense! Explaining the proces. Many thanks! I almost could smell the environment wich is really beautiful

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Jan and thank you - can't beat a bit of good mumbling

[@raju.paintings]

Excellent 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you very much

[@nestingbirdcreations]

So calming, Andrew. I look forward to your videos every Sunday as a break from my day, so thank you. Like the previous comment, I appreciate the running monologue of your thinking process-including the reminiscing! Have a wonderful day. :)

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are very welcome and thank you so much for your kind comments. I hope it stop raining here this week so I can go out painting for the next video

[@lynettesharp7728]

Very lovely! Love the colors and your implications of roof tops and such. Enjoy your talking as to what your thinking as your painting- it's so helpful. Thanks very much! I always look forward to your videos.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Lynette

[@keithhunter1749]

Thanks Andrew :-)

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You're welcome Keith

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Well done, Andrew! We enjoy your videos! 👍

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Many thanks Bob

[@lisameenan4423]

Lovely video Andrew you do a great job making your videos:) you have such a calming, relaxing approach - inspired to work outside 😀

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you very much Lisa

[@tlabuscagne]

Hi Andrew, enjoyed the video and subscribed. I live not far from Stratford Upon Avon and I find myself having to walk further every day to paint in order to avoid building sites! Maybe we will come across each other in the landscape some day.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thanks for the sub - I appreciate your support. Yes maybe one day we will bump into each other in Stratford - if there is any green left when I next visit for painting! Best wishes - Andrew

[@michaelbuchanan3212]

Do you use genuine manganese or a hue? I love your work and the palette of colors.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thanks Michael - I use the hue. I think genuine Manganese blue was discontinued due to health concerns