How to Paint a Countryside Scene

In this video I show you how to paint a countryside scene that features trees, rolling hills and reflective water.

This painting originally started off as a field painting that I painted en plein air in a place along the Kawakawa river in Northland, New Zealand. It sat on my shelf in my studio for a year when I decided to add some details to it.

The cool thing about plein air paintings is they look great as they are, loose and impressionistic but there is also loads of opportunities to add more details to them.

Check out the written notes that accompany this video. Please feel free to use the reference photos if you would like to have a go at painting this.

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