In my previous posts I already explained I was on a painting trip, one week in the Ardennes. The trip was organised by the art teachers of Buitenatelier who always know how to find great painting locations not too far from our homes.
The Ardennes, in the eastern region of Belgium is one of those great places to paint.
We live for one week in a former hotel - now a vacation home - and go to different locations every day to sketch, take pictures and paint.
This view was from the 'living room' towards the small town of Bütgenbach. The towers of the church, some houses and other buildings and of course lots of trees and bushes.
I made my sketch with the thought that I could paint from it later, back in my own home, but it turned out differently. I was encouraged to make a frame on my paper - with some tape that can easily be removed after my painting is dry - and to paint my 'View on Bütgenbach' within that smaller space on my paper. I had to use all of the space I had framed, something I do not always do when painting on a larger piece of paper.
The result is really nice, new for me and really fun to do!
More information about this painting (size, colours used, etc) can be found at my website www.jannekesatelier.webs.com
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