More Home-based Mixed Media Artwork

This is a selection of mixed media studies (mainly collage and acrylic) done in the Artroom at home last month. I worked from photos taken during my walk to the area around Hill Head Harbour, at the mouth of the River Meon, during the cold spell in the second week of February. Unusually here for an easterly, the wind was strong enough to lap up waves, including inside the small harbour between the Solent and the Titchfield Haven bird reserve, which is built to shelter from prevailing southwesterlies. February is a short month but, even during lockdown, it often feels like a race against time to recreate the more muted wintery colour and light in paintings before the weather and season moves on. The second half of February was much milder and the last weekend was bright and sunny, with a very springlike feel. The cold spell provided temporary relief from the mud everywhere as the muddy paths froze but as it was dry and cold without any snow here, no problem with slippery pavements. It has a lot to do with the usual indoor, mud-free alternatives being out of bounds this winter due to the Covid restrictions, but the Mud and rainy season has felt extra long this winter. Just for once, I'm looking forward to a dry spring and hopefully an easing of the Covid situation, even if it's a slow crawl...