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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I was looking on Pintrest and came across these little ones, obviously not by any famous artist but some excellent little paintings .
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Lewis Cooper

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Interesting Paul.  They have an arts and craft look about them.  I think they get called primatives, they remind me of Alfred Wallis the fisherman at St Ives, whose work is in the Tate Gallery down there.  I particularly like the two with ships, and these hand made rustic frames are just great.
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Marjorie Firth

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They are charming , I like them, the frames are just right for them.

Tessa Gwynne

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I had the regular email from Bromley’s Art Supplies this morning and was interested to see this article on painting small pictures, maybe not quite miniatures but A5/A6. Might be helpful as an idea for some lacking inspiration at this time of year! I’m not sure how to create a link but if you don’t already get their newsletter it’s easy enough to find on their website.

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Lewis Cooper

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That's interesting.  I've just received an order from them.  A few coloured pencils, they sell them individually which is handy as I only wanted a few replacements.  I've also got myself a couple of small brushes for miniatures.  I'm going to give it a proper shot at the 6 x  4 inch size, if I struggle too much I was thinking of trying A5.  (I've always fiddled about with 6 x 4 pictures, but lately I've had to keep them simple.  Maybe these new brushes will help me be more adventurous.  It's odd, I really struggle with larger brushes, but not so much with small brushes...not an ideal way to paint normally.)
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Marjorie Firth

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Must admit, since miniatures hit the spotlight here, I’ve been thinking….could be a bit of fun. I’ve got to say though that the painting surface matters…don’t like ( and they don’t work!) those teeny canvasses with coarse surface. If you use them you’ve got to smooth them out. Probably telling grandma how to suck eggs here…😆
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Not sure that I could paint such small miniature pieces,the smallest I’ve done is A5/6 and just recently some a bit smaller in a new pad I was given for Christmas, but I e kept them very simple. I have just completed a landscape in the new pad and will add a photo when I take one , again not a complex scene .
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George Cutter

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Most likely the only miniture painting you will get from me. Percy 4"X3" approx.
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Lewis Cooper

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Paul, well done.  Three good small pictures I especially like the sparrow.  I’ve been doing some 6 x 4 pics.  The smallest brush I have allows me to use watercolour, I haven’t been using that so much recently, because of wobbly hands.  But a very small brush allows me to keep my hand firmly on the paper.  The brush I have is not quite small enough, so I’ve bought 2 new ones.  Got them today…a 0 and an 01.  Can’t wait to try them.  Painting with small brushes goes against generally held good practice, but we’re talking about miniatures.  It may well be that I have to shift up to A5 size…but we’ll see. George:  well done for giving it a go.  I like your tiny painting.
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Lewis Cooper

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Marjorie:  I’m not brave enough to try canvass and oils, I’ll be using watercolours on smooth paper.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I have tried the small canvases as I had some given after two attempts I gave then to my granddaughter to paint a flower on , definitely not my thing . I have quite a collection of small brushes Lew and use them for ships rigging etc, so many available and with angled heads etc as they are often used by modellers, my grandson paints mixture figures for Warhammer , some very intricate and complex pieces. I was thinking about how difficult it must have been to source brushes that tiny in past years, but I suppose there were more art shops and local brush makers around. 
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Marjorie Firth

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As I said Paul, the smaller the painting, the finer the support has to be, otherwise the result is coarse and you end up noticing the weave. Gesso can smooth out these little canvases but I think you can use any fine support if it’s in a frame or tidied up and sealed on a small easel. For our club exhibitions I often include small paintings which are cheaper ( although the time spent can be almost as much as a larger) and visitors can have something to take away.  All this talk about miniatures has got me interested again!
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