Watercolours

How to survive lockdown? What I did,

Wells next the Sea, Norfolk Painting

How to survive lockdown? Here are some recent watercolours for you, Here are some boats at rest, sitting on the mud, waiting patiently for their owners to return. I painted these, learning how to survive lockdown, based on views seen on my last visit to Norfolk, and following a recent online course by Grahame Booth. […]

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Lockdown life – A portrait and some watercolours

View to the studio

Lockdown life – An interior, portrait and some watercolours I have used the forced internment of lockdown  to get out of my comfort zone a little. It began with me painting some interiors and a portrait in oils, areas where I have rarely delved before. Being most enjoyable the challenges were fun and it kept

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How I Plan a Painting Pt 2 – the finished work!

In Pt 1 click here I explained how I go about the planning of a painting and the importance of deciding about the composition and placing of tonal values, ie: where the darkest darks and the lightest lights will be positioned. You wouldn’t believe the number of times I’ve seen someone take out a photo from

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