The Escapist

Never seen the film, neither (I suspect) has this sheep. Looking up one of our little green lanes near Stainforth in the Dales, the sheep hadn't escaped but I needed some subject matter and although an autumnal lane is a pretty subject - I felt it needed more, so in went the rear end of a sheep and out came a nice catchy title.

The Escapist, Oil on Panel. 8" x 6"

This was mostly painted with a big (1") decorators brush (certainly half of the picture was at least) using a limited pallette on a sienna-stained MDF panel, which I think works well here. I am trying to get a more looser style to these small 8" x 6" boards, and I am chuffed with the way the composition works out, all designed (by luck rather than judgement) to take you on a journey up the lane to whether or not there is a gate at the top.

The title on the painting is a nod to one of my favourite artists, Peter Brook, and its a little focus using one of the colours not employed in the painting itself. I rather like it, and will probably be employing its use in the future.

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