Plein Air Oil Painting | January landscape in Cornwall

Plein air landscape oil painting in Cornwall, on a January morning.
Hi there everyone - it's felt like ages since I took my French easel out into the landscape for some plein air oil painting. Rain and stormy weather over Christmas meant I only had chance to pop out with my sketchbooks for brief periods.
The sun was shining this morning though - so I made the most of it with this small oil painting looking towards Carn Brea.
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[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

I've come back to this for another look (and best wishes to Basil, hope he's better than he was 5 months ago). I conclude I couldn't do this - it's the chasing of the clouds I couldn't do, leaving aside all the physical stuff about getting out there in the open air in the first place: you can see why people use photographs - their clouds don't move! Trouble is, they then look as though they wouldn't move in their paintings, and it is indeed very difficult to make a sky look alive if you've not painted it from life. But there we are, one tries. Anyway, came back because watching you paint, and listening to your thoughtful mutterings, inspires and encourages me to get the paints out again: even though I have a lot of paintings lying about ...

[@elisabethseeger5837]

I am AMAZED at your ability to paint in rough weather!!!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you Elisabeth - I can work in most weathers, hate the rain though!

[@keithallen8096]

Loved the video Andrew

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Keith

[@mikepetersen7319]

I like it. Has a promise of Spring. That seems to be a nice corner where You were painting again.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you. I like it up there

[@user-ek5tz7sx1v]

Lovely contrast and colour.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@cojamescojames4762]

LOVELY BRAVO!!!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you 😃

[@ericmaletsky8534]

Spectacular - you make it look so easy 👏👏👏

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thanks so much 😊 - it’s not easy and I do struggle with it from time to time 😃

[@ScottAttenborough]

Always love watching your videos!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

I appreciate that Scott. Thank you

[@user-uc5qe2mp1o]

What a mastermind night beach!

[@deniseshaw3871]

Love that ..thank you

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome 🙏🏻

[@gianpierobertolone5612]

Ottimo lavoro. Complimenti.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lacamasprairie5749]

The sky is perfection!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much 😊

[@margaretsmilligan9393]

Love this Andrew , great wee painting too ….missed your plein air oils, was a lovely surprise to see this on my feed , thank you

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Margaret 😃

[@lisakunish936]

So happy to see this plein air video to pop up! Lovely painting! I see some new colors on your palllete as well. NH got its first snowstorm of the season today…finally! I hope you get some snow soon, too. Sounds like hungry chickens in the background at the end? Hope you’ve had a lovely & relaxing holiday with your family and wishing you a very creative and prosperous 2024!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Lisa There was a farm nearby with some chickens 🐔. Hope you’re enjoying the snowfall x

[@user-ix7xl8it8h]

So pretty

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you

[@nancykunik4370]

Hi Andrew ... really like the abstract qualities of the clouds using the side of the brush and the pallet knife scraping produce nice shapes and atmosphere of the sky ...

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Nancy. I really enjoyed this one

[@kvz9863]

❤❤❤❤с рождеством!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you

[@veronicagreen6180]

Love it!,happy new year to you and family and basel(dog)

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Happy new year to you too

[@rosemarymccarron3887]

Hello Andrew. Beautiful Cornwall. Spent a week in Camborne many years ago.☘️

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you Rosemary. Carn Brea dominates the landscape here

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Nice work, Andrew. 👍

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Many thanks Bob

[@typiakart]

Beautiful painting❤ Wonderful weather. I was planning to sketch outdoors today, but the -7C temperature completely discouraged me 😂

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much 😀 The temperatures are low but I’m glad it’s dry

[@user-ix7xl8it8h]

They sre huge trees such a nice shape

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Beautiful trees dotted around this landscape

[@user-ix7xl8it8h]

Loveky colours. Vehjnd you usc a nice scenery for metal point if you are so inclined 😊

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Absolutely 👍🏻

[@kvz9863]

❤ обнимаю как брата, люблю как профессионала, завидую как человеку: но в этом и наша жизнь

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you. Hugs back

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

Where was Basil? We want Basil.... Sorry, one does get trivial and non-aesthetic. All the same (love your sky blues) we still want Basil.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thanks Robert. Basil hasn’t been too well over Christmas with an ear infection. He will hopefully return to join me when it’s a bit warmer 👍🏻

[@anitaj488]

Beautiful painting. Thank you so much. May I ask what size/type that smallest Rosemary brush is (do they call it a rigger?) (the one you are doing the fine lines with) I do a lot of 6x6 inch canvases and lack a good quality tiny brush so find it nigh impossible to do those very fine marks. Thanks in advance.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you. It’s a long handled Ivory rigger size 2

[@anitaj488]

Thanks so much! @@AndrewBarrowmanArt

[@MsVanorak]

thanks. how do you manage to transport a wet oil painting home?

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

I carry the finished painting on the French easel. I leave it securely in place. You can also make a rack to slot boards into

[@TSArts]

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you 🤩

[@user-ix7xl8it8h]

Hi Andrew

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Hi Peta

[@user-ix7xl8it8h]

Whats thsts sound in backgrounds, sounds like rushing water

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

It’s the A30 road traffic which was quite close