ploughshares October pushes us on into autumn more trees are turning, gold and the odd touch of russet red even a wet grey day has its pleasures fallen leaves glow reflect light upwards wet always makes bracken fronds more colourful and grey old stalks in the hedgerow stand out as skeletal sculptures quite a busy time for farmers, a new growing season, winter wheat, autumn barley, rape is up and flourishing, and it is sugar beet harvesting season I found the so empty field being ploughed and cultivated on Monday the cultivator is pulled along behind the plough, detached at the end of the row and cleverly caught up again as the tractor returns to the furrow, leaning into the deep edge. a great subject to attempt the shape of the coulters, blades or what-have-yous so flower-like as they are tipped up, steel polished by earth and red paint flashing like teeth, or flower petals a complex painting tussling with proportion and perspective, painterliness and colour in the end had to stop myself fiddling with it. now I’m looking for a simpler subject for the next one Post navigation painting poles again now it’s autumntide just on the turn 4 Comments Summer finished just a few wheats ago and autumn barley started, seems like the year goes too fast. Reply hah! the fields certainly don’t get a rest any more, shame for skylarks and insects Reply Great blog again, lovely farming subject and great painting. The year certainly going by far too fast….. Reply yes, though one day you think this is it, winter is here, and then another there’s sun and no wind … thank you for lovely comments! Reply Leave a Reply to TrishCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Summer finished just a few wheats ago and autumn barley started, seems like the year goes too fast. Reply
Great blog again, lovely farming subject and great painting. The year certainly going by far too fast….. Reply
yes, though one day you think this is it, winter is here, and then another there’s sun and no wind … thank you for lovely comments! Reply