Anna Cumming

There it was, hanging around, minding it’s own business… when Kaboom, attacked for being too dark, too dull, too uninteresting. Makeover below!      

Today’s painting, for sale as part of #artistsupportpledge on Instagram 

Felt this little one needed warming up so it has had a gold and raw umber makeover.

That was fun. Very loosely based on an autumn sunset I saw when walking on the Malvern hills, coming down Summer Hill looking towards British Camp.

New Hebridean paintings all framed!

Here’s one I’m working on. I wanted to capture the translucent clear water, but stick to my usual style of painting with palette knives and thick paint…

About this time of year in 2011, I went to Harris for my birthday. The whole of UK was under a deluge of torrential rain all weekend, but there was a pocket of sunshine over the Hebrides, and we had these beautiful beaches to ourselves.

“Muted palette”, she mutters, “course I can do it…” Pazannng!