Thorpe Cloud Painting in Red

I’ve finished my red Thorpe Cloud painting after various revisions. The first stage was like this:

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The second stage was like this:

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The final stage was like this:

Thorpe Cloud, Midsummer's Day. Oil on canvas. 100 x 162 cms.

Thorpe Cloud, Midsummer’s Day

I like the red, warm theme. It was difficult to keep enough red without the painting becoming dark, which is why I changed the second stage to the final stage, adding more light areas but losing some of the red.