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In November I visited Chamba, in Tehri Garhwal district in the Himalayas.

Sunrise at Chamba, snowcapped Himalayan peaks in the distance

The morning light was beautiful, particularly the sunlight and shadows amongst the trees. I painted in gouache on paper to try to quickly capture the shapes and the vivid intensity of the light and colours.

Morning Sunlight and Shadows Chamba 5, gouache on paper, 20 x 28 cm

Morning Sunlight and Shadows Chamba 3, gouache on paper, 15 x 20 cm

Morning Sunlight and Shadows Chamba 4, gouache on paper, 12 x 17 cm

Morning Sunlight and Shadows Chamba 2, gouache on paper, 11 x 16 cm

Morning Sunlight and Shadows Chamba 1, gouache on paper, 15 x 20 cm

I plan to develop some larger studio paintings from these sketches which you can see along with other recent paintings in my Christmas Open Studio.

Morning sun at Chamba