I left the painting to dry overnight and then today, very carefully with my finger, I removed all the masking fluid.

DAY TWO - 19th Jan 2012 Having let the whole painting dry overnight I applied a little more spatter to the linseed in the foreground as I felt it needed to be more dense - I can always take out but it is a little more difficult to put back!

I am working on a new watercolour painting of a 'Field of Linseed' seen near Emmington last summer and making step-by-step notes as it happens.