Copse of Poplars

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Copse of Poplars

This copse of poplars was very pretty, with the river running past.  This was fun to paint.  I flicked and splattered the foliage and dabbed out the trunks with a rolled up tissue paper.
Last year we had a massive flood through the park, caused by a ‘cut-off low’ – an atmospheric condition I would not be able to explain.  But there was a massive downpour.  Communities were cut off as bridges were washed away.  The Lourens River broke its banks and filled the olive plantations in the farm on the opposite bank.  When all settled down only one of these trees in the copse was left standing

Watercolour on 300gm Arches Hot Pressed
560 x 380 mm