painting in the rain

I've recently been out and about with paints, pencils, charcoal and all the rest of the gubbings and easel - actually not an easel but a big board that usually gets propped up on a wall or rock. I decided to work with some watercolours just for speed and to try and capture the incredible sky, land and relics of old walls at the Rosehaugh Estate. There's an amazing terrace there designed in the Italian fashion and you can just imagine the life and glamour that used to be before nature reclaimed it. Some of the carvings still remain but most are buried in the undergrowth. There is also the biggest Cyprus tree that I have ever seen- a real cracker.
So anyway, just as the piece is coming together, the heavens open, the thunder rumbles and within a few seconds, everything is soaked. Watercolour pans full of water, both bags I brought with me to hold all the paraphenalia with a couple of inches of water and me utterly drenched.
As fast as possible, I quickly gathered up everything because by this time the sky was completely black and there was no sign of anything clear on the horizon and anyway, the thunder was beginning to be a bit scary.
Back in the car, driving home, steaming gently, thinking what a great evening it had been and when I looked at the painting the next day I realised that it had really captured the moment. There were dead midgies and paint splatters made with rain.
Title of piece: Rosehaugh Thursday
Medium: Paint and rain and small creatures
Price: Priceless
And if I could remember how to insert an image into this blog, I would do it now.

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You won't see this painting at the Big Art Sale in Cromarty because it's just been sold but you can see lots more at the Stables Gallery.