Old Friends, Petanque

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These are excellent subjects, remember sketching a nudist group playing while we were touring the south of France. A lovely piece Julie.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Mon 07 Mar 16:02:55

This is fabulous. Love the grouping and the 'sun's colours. I know what I mean!!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 07 Mar 16:14:39

Thanks Derek and Gudrun. I wanted to paint something you don't often see as a subject and this just came to me but a nudist group I never thought of. Maybe for the next one. Added the orange and pink so the white hair would stand out more.

Posted by Julie Walker on Mon 07 Mar 16:54:28

Julie, my wife and I were at one of their resorts about 10 years back and rather than photos, sketching was permitted. Maybe I should seek that sketch book out

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Tue 08 Mar 10:27:18

Hang on Studio Wall

07/03/2016

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Oils on canvas 40x30cm

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Julie Walker

I was born in Middlesbrough in the North East of England and now live on the edge of the New Forest, Hampshire. Memories of the North East have inspired a number of my paintings, especially the industrial towns. Most of my work is from imagination or memory, as I love to create, not duplicate…

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