The red door at Cellardyke

Really beautiful watercolour! I like your use of colour and your style, lovely.

Wonderful painting - intrigued by your commentary; I've not used hot pressed paper, but would assume that it would actually facilitate loose washes.... not so? Is it not a smooth surface - I'm not long into watercolour, so would be very interested in more information. Works beautifully, anyway.

I love this; reminds me of a lovely holiday in Cellardyke. Beautifully rendered with not too much emphasis on the pen. I'm assuming the hot press is less absorbent than the cold?

Nice image and appropriate treatment, in short a cracker

Nice image and appropriate treatment, in short a cracker in a great lively portfolio

This is just great! A real water... colour ! It has both and works beautifully.

This has wonderful vibrancy. Love it.

Wonderful watercolour - and I am a fan of your work. Great use of colour in the walls. The pen adds that certain something. Really like it.

Hi Lesley, Robert, Diana, Brian, Avril, Kim and Thea - many thanks for your very kind comments PS to Robert -HP paper is quite awkward to use for "watery" watercolours because, although it is very smooth, it is pretty non-absorbent, so the colours just sit on the surface looking at you!. Uniform washes are near impossible, in my hands at least. However, again because of the smoothness , this paper is used by many floral artists, for instance, when great detail is called for - but usually these artists use thicker paint than I do - that's my excuse and I am sticking to it!

I like your painting style very much. Nice choice of colours.

This is beautiful, great style and colour.

Absolutely lovely.

Thanks for the reply, Walter - very interesting.

Love the painting. Well done to have achieved this with this paper. I find it really difficult to produce good results on the more non-absorbant papers. I like the way watercolour paper and the paint react together and these papers don't do that in the same way. As you say, they are probably better for illustrations, botanical or even water-based other paints ie gouache or acrylics, so to produce this painting in watercolour paints on that paper, is very skilful on your part. Jx

Hi Carole, Jeannette, Jean, Gerry and Robert -many thanks for your very kind comments - HP paper is an acquired taste and there would be no point in acquiring that taste unless you got something from this paper that you couldn't get with more conventional paper - that something is vibrancy of colour but it takes a bit of practice! Today, we have been to the beautiful highland town of Dunkeld where some of my paintings are in an exhibition at the Atholl Gallery. Also, In the exhibition are some paintings by the Skye artist, Peter McDermott. If you are interested in great pure watercolours - Peter is your man!

Thanks Gerry - much appreciated!