Dappled Shade, in the Queens Gardens

I really thought that I would have the Queens Gardens to myself today. What with the cricket match of the week NZ vs Aust, a scorchingly hot afternoon under a cloudless sky, a rising tide at Tahunanui, why would anyone be there?

I was intending to stand in the shade, and paint a flower bed in the full sun. I found my spot, was just setting up when several people turned up, put down their rugs, and settled down to read and snooze in the dappled shade.

Sigh.

But then I noticed the composition. I ignored all the other elements and just concentrated on the young person reading. Nice. Then I painted the rest of the setting. I even managed to include my flower bed.

Works for me. What do you think?





15058. "Reading in the Dappled Shade" Queens Gardens, Nelson.
Oil on panel, 8x10 in. $150.

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