Etretat

"Etretat"
40x40cm oil on canvas

There's a Landscape Art Club on Instagram that published some photos of Etretat this week. I've always dreamed of painting there. Well, this was the next best thing: exploring another of Monet's haunts via the Internet. Again, I wanted to stay away from turps. So this is nothing but oil paint and linseed oil. I tried to keep it loose while putting more texture on the surface and used a variety of paint brands -- all the odds and ends that have found their way into my paintbox. For instance, I discovered that the weird Rowney Georgian "flesh tint" was useful on the cliffs. I'm happy with the way this one turned out.