©2016 - Cathy Read - H van cafe Painting in Progress- Watercolour and Acrylic on paper -40 x 50 cm

H-Van Painting in London

Finally the H van painting I promised you is here.

It feels like I’ve been working on this one forever!
I started it on the first Sunday of Bucks Open Studios all those weeks ago. Here’s where it began, with the squaring up. (Tracedown paper is so much quicker)

©2016-Cathy-Read-H-van-Work-in-Progress-squaring-up-pencil-40x50cm-
©2016-Cathy-Read-H-van-Work-in-Progress-squaring-up-pencil-40x50cm-

If you look very carefully, you can see that I’m in the Woolpack at this stage.
More drawing, was continued at Claydon House, and I appear to be in this one. One advantage of open studios, there are people around who will take pictures whilst you work.

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©2016-Cathy-Read-H-van Painting in Progress squaring up pencil-40x50cm-

Here’s the drawing completed (ish) This time at Chafor Vinyard.

©2016- Cathy Read-H van Painting in Progress -Pencil
©2016- Cathy Read-H van Painting in Progress -Pencil

Finally, back in the studio to start the painting.

This time I remembered to take a picture when the cling film was still on.

©2016- Cathy Read-H van cling film stage Work in Progress -Watercolour and Acrylic - 40x50cm 600
©2016- Cathy Read-H van cling film stage Work in Progress -Watercolour and Acrylic – 40x50cm 600

Here’s a close up with acrylic inks liberally applied…

©2016- Cathy Read-H van detail Work in Progress -Watercolour and Acrylic - 40x50cm 600
©2016- Cathy Read-H van detail Work in Progress -Watercolour and Acrylic – 40x50cm 600

And now the finished painting from a distance.

©2016 - Cathy Read - H van cafe Painting in Progress- Watercolour and Acrylic on paper -40 x 50 cm
©2016 – Cathy Read – H van cafe Painting in Progress- Watercolour and Acrylic on paper -40 x 50 cm

And finally the close up

©2016-Cathy-Read-H-van-cafe-Watercolour-and-Acrylic-on-paper-40-x-50-cm-
©2016-Cathy-Read-H-van-cafe-Watercolour-and-Acrylic-on-paper-40-x-50-cm-

This is the video of the final reveal.

You can see more videos of work being created on my Youtube channel

Next time, I’ll be painting Manchester’s Transport Museum.

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