Tamar Daffodils (2)

16" x 12" (40 cm x 30 cm)

watercolour and gouache

Daffodils growing wild in the Tamar valley, near his home in Calstock, by artist Michael Sanders

"These flowers mean that spring is on the way. They grow in some profusion all along the valley, and it really lifts the spirits to see a blaze of colour hanging above the river in the sun. This image was painted as a try-out for a larger oil painting. I often use watercolour, gouache or acrylic in order to try out compositions for my oil paintings, as those mediums dry quicker".