All the paintings I’d done up to now were the same size, 250mm x 650mm. An acquaintance commissioned a larger version of one of the series, but wanted it twice the size of the original. She said her house was “cheerful and bright” and she had just the spot in her lounge for a larger version of the painting.
I deliberately didn’t look at the smaller painting when I did the larger, not wanting it to be an exact copy, though it would be very similar. The result: the branches of the tree came out quite different; the sun is larger and more blended, and the hill is larger. She was, I’m pleased to say, delighted with the painting.
