Bare Tree in the Spring Afternoon Light

 Bare Tree in the Spring Afternoon Light  is an oil painting done alla prima and from life in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.

I was drawn to the water stream first and then I saw the tree and it looked to me as a good composition.

I aimed to be as minimal and simplified as possible.

170.
Bare Tree in the Spring Afternoon Light 
Oil on board
8.2 x 6.1 in / 20.7 x 15.5 cm
20th March 2026

Photo taken at the end of the painting session 

The water stream

The water stream is an alla prima painting that tries to capture the water stream movement and reflections during a dull afternoon in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.

 

106.
The water stream
20.4 x 25.4 cm
oil on panel
20th August 2025

This is the first attempt to paint water in movement and I like it.

Real stream next to the painting