Tree in Seine Field, Gloucester – With Tantrum

I have this painting – a cropped version thereof, on my “new work” page. I think the left hand side is just fine! But the right hand side, the boughs that were catching the brunt of the afternoon sun, I simply could not get right. I loved the tree, and wanted to do its beauty, and the beauty of the golden light justice. I can’t tell you how many times I painted and repainted those branches!!! And finally I had had enough, I scraped off the paint in a fit of pique and abandoned the project. It’s a shame because other parts of the painting I rather like…