Tree on the Hill

A couple of days ago I painted the view from the small port at Port Manech in Brittany, France. The view included a beautifully shaped tree on top of the hill looking out across the water. I took that tree as inspiration for this new painting.

Original painting from my post Painting the view.

You can see in the picture above a comparison between the original painting that I made a couple of days ago and the new piece. The tree in the original painting made me think of the trees in Japanese art. So I used this as the starting point for my new watercolour, adapting my style and brush marks. I'm currently in an area of Brittany that inspired many impressionists painters, some of whom had a Japanese influence on their own work such as the artist Carl Moser.

Japonism

First described by French art critic and collector, Philippe Burty in 1872, Japonism, from the French Japonisme, is the study of Japanese art and artistic talent. Japonism affected fine arts, sculpture, architecture, performing arts and decorative arts throughout Western culture. The term is used particularly to refer to Japanese influence on European art, especially in impressionism.
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A close up of the paintings details
If I was to explore this style of painting further I think I would look at adapting my colour palette, and the type of brushes I use.

'Tree on the Hill' -2017

Watercolour on paper