A Venice Backwater
These Venice backwater's are much more interesting to paint! Loose part wet-in-wet watercolour using two colours of Liquitex acrylic ink, with just a touch of white conte chalk for the highlights, which I’ve kept to one area only, in order to focus the viewer’s eye towards the focal point. Around an A3 size sheet of Stonehenge 250gsm Kraft paper, the drawing being slightly smaller! Loosely worked up from my own material as a guide, although much of it is from memory!
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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