New website image has Lowry connection

New website image has Lowry connection

An unwitting CP image reveals artistic past in Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Tourism Is it true what they say....that less is more? Low flying grey cloud set high on this Northumberland hill gave way to a warm, magenta glow. I’ve been doing a little research into the header image for my new art website, pictured below. I took this shot in summer last year when we spent our wedding anniversary weekend at Gretna Green and on our way home, we visited Lindisfarne Island. This reference photograph, however, is in Berwick-Upon-Tweed and as we didn’t have much time to walk and explore the City walls, unwittingly I’ve captured a historical site with Lowry connections. So it would appear that my CP drawing of the “tourist” figures are looking at one of the 18 Lowry panels on the city walls trail above Berwick-Upon-Tweed. How amazing. It’s an honour to pay tribute to a great artist in an unwitting way. Have a good weekend everyone. Best Wishes JAM - See more at: http://suburbanartjam.com/wp/how-the-header-image-for-my-new-art-website-came-into-being/#sthash.ucC7WcUo.dpuf
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Thanks for the feedback, Robert - most invaluable, I'll read that article again from the July issue of Leisure Painter.....with renewed eyes!

No, it's sometimes true - not always. It's of those clichés that, when closely examined, isn't actually generally true. This came to me when looking through an article in the July issue of Leisure Painter (pp 41 -43 - Carole Massey - Children's Portraits). A drawing/painting in Inktense pencils would have been abandoned by many at Step 2, for fear of "spoiling it"; she took it to Step 5 and transformed it. People look for tips and tricks, but every picture is different - there's a lot to be said for actually just doing your work and finishing it! Leave the rules and helpful tips to one side when you actually work and treat them as broad guidelines which you're free to ignore entirely.