Another Tree

John Constable did many sketches of tree bark to practice getting the textures in paint.
Using this as inspiration for an entry to current artist challenge.

Had cuckoos calling as we packed up our damp stuff (heavy rain in the night- much needed I know, but Mother Nature could have waited 12 hours!)

PoJT - Sue and I both awarded image of the year in our respective class.

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

Ah, interesting topic to choose. Nice one.

[narayani]

Looking lush. Camping in the rain (even in a Van) is not much fun.

[william wooderson]

He's one of my favourite artists of all time!

[Babs]

I do love tree bark. The textures are fascinating

[Anne]

I do love trees, they make great subjects that speak at many levels

[katy]

Traffic capture of all the textures in this bark! How exciting to hear cuckoos in the wild! I don’t think I ever have. it would be for me like the hummingbirds were for you I think

[Beverley]

Very beautiful…I adore trees

[KoalaGardens🐨]

lovely

[Peter]

Lovely tones and textures captured here Jackie:)

[Kathy]

Nice look at the trunk of the tree. Congratulations to you and Sue ( @wakelys) on your award. Well deserved I am sure.

[Marj]

Lovely nod to the artist's style.

[JackieR]

@sewfree thank you
@randystreat I think we get a silver cup for a year
@pcoulson many thanks

@koalagardens it was just right
@beverley365 me too
@grammyn were chuffed to hear them, getting rarer every year as fewer cross The Channel

@365anne every part is photogenic
@onewing constable thought so too
@will_wooderson him and Turner for me

@narayani but goes with the territory!
@casablanca this is such a beautiful painting up close

[summerfield]

did you at least hug the tree to thank it for shooting it? 😊

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I find it very impressive that you did research on him! Sorry for the soggy camp out but the image is full and rich thanks to all that rain.

[JackieR]

@olivetreeann as soon as I saw the tree I recognised it as like a painting I'd seen in a gallery.