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I really loved this Scottish castle right from the start , and I tackled it in the hope that I could get the beauty of its shape and its shadows, and at the same time achieve the subtlety of the slightly different shape and slightly darker colour of that mirrored reflection. I was also dying to get the sweep of that gorgeous green hillside which seems to wrap around and protect the castle, and of course the simplicity of the three arches of that approach bridge and its attendant reflection. For a start , I got the castle reflection way too short , and had to lengthen that a bit, I started outlining the fine detail of the building and its reflection in bright red,


so I wouldn’t lose the marks in the all encompassing green. I put that on with a fine rigger brush. Eventually I liked the red edging so much, I left a lot of it showing in the final stages, as it gave the whole thing such warmth. I had to chop and change and re-paint a lot of the shapes of the rows of trees on the green hillside and their reflections, and I must say that at one stage I despaired of ever getting it right. I actually left the huge canvas propped up against a wall, untouched and unfinished for about three weeks while I got on with other things. Eventually I said, ‘Come on, it’s just a matter of getting yourself organised’, which I’m happy to say I did.


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