Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Summer in Wales


oil on panel 8x11"

see trhat tiny bit of blue in the sky?
that's our summer....

20 comments:

Rolina said...

Blue skies all around up here!

This is a super painting!

Thomas Haskett said...

Love the foxgloves, a sure sign of summer, despite the skies!

Typh said...

Hi Rob, great, this reminds me of my Liguria

Frank - Italy.

Unknown said...

You must have a great collection of these small pieces that sing of the countryside around you. All your usual verve and lovely colour.

Bruce Sherman said...

Hey there Mate!... One piece of blue sky... does not a summer make!

But all the other ingredients that you have captured so well... and have arranged in such a vivid landscape as this little gem... create a sense of summer that makes my heart sing!

Good painting!... Happy Summer!
Warmest regards,
Bruce

Keith Tilley said...

Don't forget it's the wet sunshine that makes Wales (and Scotland) the place it is!

This painting is full of sunlight anyway.

Ann Reyes said...

A wonderful painting, Rob! It looks so green and cool and pleasant, unlike Texas where it's 100F almost every day!

rob ijbema said...

i forgivge you for teasing me rolina...only cos you are in scotland
cheers!

rob ijbema said...

yes all that magenta arouind is superb thomas,thanks!

rob ijbema said...

would love to paint in bella italia typh...probably hold a workshop in tuscany this september...

rob ijbema said...

yes no piece of scenery around me is safe mick...thank you

Celeste Bergin said...

love everything about this, the composition, the color the distance...lovely painting!

rob ijbema said...

it was lovely being there,painting there bruce,after all that rain we have had...i think we didn't have rain for 3 days of the month!!

rob ijbema said...

i know keith...it's still better than the dessert!!

Art with Liz said...

In addition to that tiny bit of blue, there are all the other wonderful colours of the land you paint. Guess you're following the Tour at the moment?

rob ijbema said...

ok i stop complaining ann
a bit of rain wont hurt!

rob ijbema said...

thank you celeste...it was wonderfull being there taking it all in....

rob ijbema said...

yea its all le tour this moment liz.......weeeeheee!!

ANDREW TAYLOR said...

Yes it has been sparse summer (the best bit was sunny April) but at least you got to France and Spain. Some of us met in Malvern area to paint last week, and it was sunny practically all day. Be good to see you if you can make one of these meetings one day Rob.

rob ijbema said...

yes andrew spring seems to be the best part of the year...then it is straight to winter with lots of rain inbetween!! hehe
yes would be good to meet up one day...one sunny day!!