plate no. 9045

Killary Bay, Connemara

Paul Henry, 1925

oilPost-Impressionismlandscapecottagesmountainslandscapeskycloudswater

some experience helpful

Recreating this painting will help students develop skills in layering colors to create atmospheric perspective and practice simplified brushwork to suggest texture.

technical profile

palette complexity

brushwork visibility

value contrast

compositional simplicity

study guide

est. 8 hrs

approach — 8 steps

step 01
Sketch the basic shapes of the mountains, cottages, and clouds, paying attention to their relative sizes and positions.
step 02
Block in the sky with a light, muted color, blending it smoothly.
step 03
Paint the distant mountains with progressively darker and cooler grays to create depth.
step 04
Establish the base colors of the foreground landscape, using a mix of browns, yellows, and greens.
step 05
Add details to the cottages, including the thatched roofs and shadowed areas.
step 06
Refine the foreground texture with short, broken brushstrokes.
step 07
Add highlights to the cottages and landscape to create a sense of light.
step 08
Make final adjustments to the colors and values to unify the painting.

color palette

primary · titanium white · raw umber · yellow ochre

secondary · burnt sienna · payne's gray

Mix muted grays for the mountains by combining raw umber, titanium white, and a touch of payne's gray. Achieve the foreground colors by blending yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and raw umber with varying amounts of white.

techniques