Tugs on the Thames at Tilbury.

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Marvellous! The colours are perfect and there is so much atmosphere with so few brush marks. Brilliant in fact!

Posted by Jackie Poulouktsi on Thu 29 Sep 09:05:47

Love the sparse brushmarks Alan, tells so much.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 29 Sep 09:47:44

A master at practice. Smashing

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Thu 29 Sep 10:06:15

Those strokes of white are perfectly placed and add so much Alan. Takes a bit of courage and confidence to paint like this....and great skill of course :)

Posted by Louise Naimian on Thu 29 Sep 10:22:21

I love the limited palette in this one it works so well.

Posted by Audrey Hynds on Thu 29 Sep 11:52:58

The palette suits the scene perfectly Alan.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 29 Sep 12:13:23

Super work Alan, very bold.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 29 Sep 12:17:40

Fab watercolour Alan, the limited palette works very well.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Thu 29 Sep 12:53:34

Agree superb Alan

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 29 Sep 19:22:44

Jackie has taken the words out of my mouth!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Fri 30 Sep 07:38:24

Lovely work Alan.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 30 Sep 15:52:40

Hang on Studio Wall

29/09/2016

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Small watercolour 10 x 8in. on tinted paper, just a very rapid and simple idea from my imagination, use of limited palette to simplify matters.

About the Artist

Alan Bickley

Having studied fine art and graphics at both Stafford and Derby college, my career working as a graphic artist and latterly as editorial artist with Northcliffe Media Ltd, has kept me constantly in touch with all aspects of art and design. Painting mainly in oils, acrylics and watercolour, my…

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