Going slightly larger now 18" x 24". This is the view from my front garden apart from the path, tree and people which I added for interest.

The title is an excerpt from a favourite poem by Josias Conder:

'Tis hope and joy and mem'ry give
A home in which the heart can live.

C&c welcome.

Sharon

You have a lovely view and a lovely painting there Shaz. (claphands) thssupp

Wow Shaz, waht a lovely painting and you lucky thing having a view like that... (claphands) (thumbs)

Well done. It's already been said but you do have the best of both worlds shaz :)
Nice one
thssupp thssupp
jim

A great painting there Shaz, if I could offer one small piece of advice, try and get some more daylight through your trees, else the birds can't fly though them. Time to do a bit of pruning :)

Very confident painting and easy on the eye thssupp

Left hand tree maybe slightly strong

Neil

Lovely work Shaz (thumbs) so gentle on the eye (claphands)

(claphands) (thumbs) (claphands) This is gorgeous Shaz, what a lovely view! I've been working on one from my window too! (loveh) Sylvia

thssupp lovely painting Shaz I like the way the red on the jacket attracts then the smaller red on the door pulls you in further. (claphands) lovely scene

Ticks all the right boxes for me Shaz. (claphands) (grins)

a nice view and a very nice painting (thumbs)

Lovely painting, Shaz. Very viewable.

I think the lower boughs, above the people, could do with more dark shadow, according to the light source and my eyes.

A bright and happy picture.

Lovely view - lovely painting! (claphands)