A homage to John Constable

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Beautifully painted, David, great depth and tones here

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sun 17 Mar 08:25:12

Love the strong tones

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Sun 17 Mar 08:56:22

Thank you Martin and Thalia for your kind remarks.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 17 Mar 09:14:11

A very good homage

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 17 Mar 09:26:30

A beautiful, moody painting David.

Posted by Kal Cavan on Sun 17 Mar 09:30:03

Excellent painting , I like the details on the church.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 17 Mar 09:50:02

Thank you Heather, Kal and Paul for your kind remarks.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 17 Mar 09:58:18

You have the style and picture spot on David ☺️

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sun 17 Mar 10:24:53

Great work David.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sun 17 Mar 10:47:41

I too, am a fan of Constable's work. Very good.

Posted by Trevor Bendell on Sun 17 Mar 11:08:08

Lovely work David.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 17 Mar 11:18:06

Thank you Spencer, Stephen, Trevor and Denise for your very kind comments.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 17 Mar 11:35:13

Beautiful

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sun 17 Mar 14:58:10

Excellent David.

Posted by Ross Cameron on Sun 17 Mar 19:15:26

Thank you Petra and Ross for your kind words.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 17 Mar 19:34:24

Very good work David, the church is well drawn and stands out from the light sky. Perhaps the very dark trees are a little too dark?

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sun 17 Mar 21:30:49

Just looked up Constable’s original on the web. I think you have done a pretty good job here, although he does have more variety in the trees. So apologies for my over critical earlier remarks!

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sun 17 Mar 21:38:49

Very nice work David.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 17 Mar 21:47:47

Thank you Diane for your kind comment.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 17 Mar 21:48:58

Nicely painted David I am drawn to using Constable for reference when I'm short of ideas. Like the detail on the church.

Posted by Brian Chadwick on Sun 17 Mar 23:27:55

Thank you for your kind comments, Brian.

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 18 Mar 07:39:12

Hang on Studio Wall

17/03/2024

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A repost of a watercolour I painted a year ago based on a painting by Constable of Theale in Berkshire.

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David Stevens

I am a retired civil engineer who has been sketching and painting watercolours and acrylics as a hobby for the past twenty years or so. I grew up in Africa and worked in Southern Africa and Botswana for a number of years but have spent the past forty years or so resident in England with my family. I…

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