Caerphilly Castle

By Robert Meredith -
This was a memory of a great day around Caerphilly Castle,  I decided to paint an oil painting from a photo I took. The process took many hours as I am still new to oil painting. I did this a while ago now, but I never tire of such scenes.  

The process
Being able to use oil paint was so much longer than other mediums such as acrylic,  using mixing solvents in a well ventilated room were all lessons to learn. 


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