Rice Paddies and Palms.

Today we went inland, past Kuta and the capital city Denpasar to the art centre of Ubud. That in itself was an amazing experience. We called into different galleries looking at carving, wood and stone, and painting. Many crafts. So busy. I felt like I was bringing coals to Newcastle when I set my easel up to paint this.

But there must be very few plein air painters around. I seem to get a small crowd every time. The simple fact is that my painting is quite different that the local work. Less intricate and designer, more loose and gestural. The big bold work I have seen here is huge and thickly impastoed, painted with a knife. Real studio work.

O well, each to their own.



15127. "Rice Paddies and Palms". Oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

Any plein air painting from this blog may be purchased by emailing me at

rosswhitlock@inspire.net.nz

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