A photograph rarely captures the atmosphere of a special place like Montserrat in Catalonia. The photo usually provides a basic image but the resulting painting is an attempt to capture something more.

In this case the sketch was made at a later time of the day, when the softer, pastel colours of the mountain were more in evidence. I took the photo to record more details for the painting. When I sketched the ridge, the clouds seemed much more like an extension of the mountain.

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If you are interested in commission a painting, contact andrewbarlowpaintings@gmail.com, and send a photograph, or photographs, of the subject, together with the size of canvas required.