Winter woods

Glorious day and I spent most of it in the snowy forests. I took load of photographs which I'll not bore you with. Here are three:

A stream in Birchanger Wood



Mighty trees on the plain in Hatfield Forest. I love the stark simplicity of this one. On a day like this, there is no colour in the landscape and this could almost be a black and white photograph.



Late afternoon and a lowering sky with more snow on the way. I love this forest.

 

I love the first picture, Hornbeam ... but no, I don't think I'll attempt to paint it as I think those snowy branches are way out of my league.

 

2nd one's my favourite

 

great photos hb, havnt a favourite love all 3 of them well done as usual with your photography.They could be interesting to paint would need a lot of white. :D

 

I love the first one too Hornbeam. It reminds me of when we lived in Connecticut as kids. Is that why you also liked it best Lofl?

 

Sure is, big Sis. Just like where we used to go down the slope in roasting pan tops or whatever it was, although we were given a sled for Christmas! :D :D

GW, I do think the second one is brill, also, well, all three are. Rosa is painting the third one, I think.

 

I have painted the 3rd one and i am going to paint the first one as i got windsor & newton gouache.

 

Beautiful pictures!

On painting snow - it is sometimes interesting to use the white page for the snow - instead of more white paint.

 

K-G, have you seen rosa's painting of that "Connecticut scene" in Rosa's Water Colours ... absolutely fabulous!

 

Anyone familiar with this kind of free standing fencing,does it have a name?

 

Wattle?

 

and dawb :D

 

... you do that in walls, pete, not hedges! Think again!

 

AAhhh, but was it not willow?

 

What, the walls or hedges?