The Artist - UK (2020-03)

46 artistMarch 2020 http://www.painters-online.co.uk

Snowy landscapes

Robert Brindley shows how to paint snow in

watercolour, with tips on composition, colours and

soft and hard edges

M

y inspiration has always

been to try to capture

mood, atmosphere and

fleeting light effects in

nature. I pay particular attention to

the importance of sound composition,

tone and colour, generally in that

order. During the winter months, when

 Sunset Approaching, Egton, near Whitby, watercolour on Saunders Waterford 200lb Not, 9½11½in (2429cm)

Robert Brindley

is a member of the Royal Society of Marine

Artists. He exhibits annually in Whitby,

gives demonstrations and tutors

workshops for art clubs. Robert’s book

Painting Landscapes in Oils is published by

Crowood Press, http://www.crowood.com; his

four DVDS are available from To w n House

Films, telephone 01603 782888;

http://www.townhouselms.co.uk

robertbrindley.com

the foliage disappears from trees and

hedgerows the landscape is revealed

in its most basic and dramatic state,

especially when there is a blanket of

snow. Some artists study anatomy in

order to understand the structure that

underlies human form; the landscape

painter can learn about the underlying

in watercolour