What I am doing now is establishing the depth to the painting by adding dark shadows but the painting itself needs I feel a little more colour. As it is quite a dark painting anyway I need to be careful about my choice of colour.

I am going to apply some Cadmium Yellow to the house and as it settles I add some Light Red to the right hand side as this dries I add a little more red, I must refrain from overdoing it though. I now apply some strong shadows from the chimney's that are cast across the roof and darken the left hand side of the chimney's at the same time. When the paper is dry I apply a few bricks to the house. It is the suggestion of bricks that I am looking for and not detail.

A few more dark joints on the roof tiles are needed as well and I shall use the same mix of French Ultramarine and Light Red as before but this time I will add some Burnt Umber. Now I am going to apply some shape to the stone wall in much the same way as I have done the roof tiles, I build the joints up gradually, it takes time but looks much better than trying to apply it in one go.

The painting is now at the stage where I do not think it is finished but I am not sure, so I shall take the dogs for a walk. Looking at the painting after a short rest is good for the mind, and it often looks different after the break.