Taking the long way home I walked up through Trenholme park until I found some shelter under an overhang around the central building. Looking south there was just the winter rink covered in snow and the tree line in the background with some field lights. Working from top to bottom I established the white and grey elements, then dropped in the trees in successive layers which created a variety of blurry and sharp textural elements. Snow reflects grey and blue, and some yellow or orange depending on lighting conditions. You just have to really know the paint's moisture to complete a painting like this, and the salt makes it dry even slower. As always I had the small wooden rack to put the painting back in my bag without smearing it. Fortunately there are a number of sunny days coming up which should finally facilitate some decent winter paintings.
Winter Rink Trenholme Park, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, January 2024
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