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Good one Barry ... a 'mast'erpiece ... sorry couldn't resist

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 01 Oct 07:25:56

Thank you Heather, no apology necessary.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Thu 01 Oct 07:34:53

Gosh, hat a complex scene, I would not know where to start? But you have managed it very well.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 01 Oct 08:24:36

Excellent Barry, well done! I love the balance of (suggested) detail and looser abstraction.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 09:15:49

Nice piece of impressionist work Barry.Simplifying worked fine.

Posted by Jim Morris on Thu 01 Oct 09:17:41

Barry, your 'simplification' has worked wonderfully.

Posted by Bob Ward on Thu 01 Oct 09:33:42

Excellent work Barry.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 01 Oct 10:14:04

You’ve captured a packed marina without over stating all the detail Barry , works really well.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 01 Oct 14:02:30

Certainly caught the atmosphere in this Barry. Simplifying shapes always works

Posted by Thalia Stones on Thu 01 Oct 14:16:57

I can hear the pling pling of the masts. Very good atmosphere Barry.

Posted by Regloh Eknim on Thu 01 Oct 18:34:26

Would love to tackle something like this Barry as I live right next to a marina, but wouldn’t know where to start. This is marvellous. The way you have painted all those boats is so clever.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 01 Oct 22:06:07

Thank you to everyone for their comments it’s reassuring to know that I made a good choice on how to tackle the mass of detail in the middle ground.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Fri 02 Oct 09:18:12

Such a lot going on here Barry, I wouldn't have known where to start, fantastic!!

Posted by Linda Drury on Fri 02 Oct 10:51:35

Stunning work, just stunning.

Posted by Tony Auffret on Fri 02 Oct 14:39:43

Wow,absolutely fantastic

Posted by Judith Taylor on Wed 16 Jun 05:25:41

Hang on Studio Wall

01/10/2020

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From a friends photo, painting the mass of boats was a daunting task and after some thought I decided to simplify and just suggest the shapes.

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Barry Hulme

I started painting in 2004, I am influenced by Wesson, Seago and many of the great masters, more recently I enjoy the work of Steve Hall, John Hoar and Alvaro Castignet to name but a few. I paint in a loose style and try to simplify as I can. The medium I enjoy most is watercolour but dabble with…

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