Flow

Here are some more 50cm canvases where I'm aiming to emphasise the continuity and connection of shapes and lines in the landscape.

 Thornberry Tree
Acrylic on box canvas 50x50cm

 Wild Vine Journey
Acrylic on box canvas 50x50cm

I decided to try something more close-up.  I was remembering a sight that I came across on a painting course in the Isle of Wight last year.  In a lovely walled garden, there was a tree with green apples, possibly Bramleys, with the sun shining through the leaves.  I liked the green-blue colours, contrasting the transparent, warm yellow-greens with the more opaque, cool blues.  I also wanted to get some idea of the movement of the leaves.
Here's my photo of it

These are the plans - I changed the shapes further down the line, because I felt I was too fixated on the circles.  In fact the photo shows that although the apples are spheres, you rarely see a whole circle shape.  Most shapes are interrupted by overlapping leaves or branches.

Another massive struggle to get this to how I wanted it.

I realised half way through that my plans weren't simple or clear enough.  I also found that I was getting stuck on certain shapes and it was only when I painted them out, I was able to move the painting forward.  

Apple Tree
Acrylic on box canvas 50x50cm