{"id":128,"date":"2015-11-01T19:51:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T19:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/?p=128"},"modified":"2015-11-01T19:51:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T19:51:24","slug":"the-nights-draw-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/11\/01\/the-nights-draw-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The nights draw in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Halloween marks a turning point in the year; in England we&#8217;ve recently put the clocks back and the nights start to arrive earlier and last longer. The spirits of winter are breathing down my neck, so I thought it was time to get the watercolours out for the first time in years and have a little practice before embarking on the larger painting that will be this year&#8217;s Christmas card. So, without the aid of masking fluid, we have my first attempt at a snow scene&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/snow-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-127\" src=\"http:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/snow-scene-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"snow scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/snow-scene-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/snow-scene-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/catherinedunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/snow-scene-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be a lot happier working on a larger scale, but the snow fits my mood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween marks a turning point in the year; in England we&#8217;ve recently put the clocks back and the nights start to arrive earlier and last longer. 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