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Norrette Moore

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Interesting to see how others approach an oil. I would have left the reflections on the water till the very end.  Yet that might not be good idea, I think I'm not that confident to think that I can still make changes to the water and redo the reflections as well.  I did my first small (almost alla prima) at our art group yesterday.  It was a copy of a still life from my Glasgow Boys taschen book.  I'll do this more often I think, to reduce the number of unfinished symphonies on my plate racks. I like your palette too, Alan. Inspired by Hilder? Great composition and reflections of the weather.

Alan Bickley

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I generally block in as much as I can throughout the canvas, once I’ve got a mix on my palette. In this instance, the sky and water were very similar colours… not exactly, but I was able to use the same mix and add to it. I find that this gives me a degree of cohesion throughout the painting, that’s important! Harmony is the word here… Nothing is finished yet, I’ll be reworking over everything again. Thank you all for your interest. Robert, I realise that there wasn’t much to comment on in stage one, but for me, it’s the most important stage … setting the scene and composition, and to demonstrate that I prefer to plunge straight in with a small Round synthetic brush, I don’t use charcoal or pencil.

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Sarah Crouch

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Thanks for your update Alan am fascinated to see it progress. I start in a similar way to you, I rarely draw in my image first, except to mark proportions, but then I don't tend to paint such detailed scenes! I always think I border the slightly out of control approach, so it's good to see how you work!
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Alan: glad to see you've responded to popular demand!  We all start paintings in our own way - some with a careful, detailed drawing, which I have never done; others with a broad approach, just slabs of shapes; others with the same broad approach, but getting the tonal values decided early on, which on the whole is what I like to do.  Right now, starting at all would be a step forward - but I have at least reached half way through February with a few ideas I was totally lacking earlier.  You, sir, are rarely short of ideas, it seems.  And for those of us who have trouble getting going, or keeping going, I recommend a look at our old pal Alan Owen, on YouTube and Patreon - he seems to be inextinguishable and inexhaustible, with something new nearly every day: I can't do that!  He seems to have a library of images in his head - you take a look, think 'oh, he's just doing another version of the same thing', and then discover he isn't, at all - it may not be different in every respect, but it IS different.  I mentioned a painter to him a little while ago - not one who normally shows work here on POL - and he said "he always paints the same thing": which Alan O, and Alan B, never does, and which seems to be anathema to Alan O, at least.  Though of course many painters HAVE painted virtually the same picture time and again - it isn't always something to deplore.  If I were to do that, it would only be in the hope of getting it right at last.   Anyway, stage two of Mr B's painting was worth waiting for: I'm glad he didn't decide we weren't interested, and will keep posting the stages. 

Denise Cat

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It's always interesting to see how others approach a painting and this is coming along beautifully Alan. It is an interesting scene.

Sylvia Evans

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I have made myself do these today.   Frustration ,frustration,   I have rarely drawn first which is probably helpful now.   I can’t see the middle of anything so to just go for it with a brush is helpful   …..   
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Two superb sketches Sylvia , I’m always amazed at what you achieve with such poor eyesight. You definitely haven’t lost your artistic touch and your skill shows throughout your work.

Sylvia Evans

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Awe thank you Paul…At least I haven’t destroyed these two

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Gillian Cooke

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They are lovey Sylvia

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Sylvia Evans

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Gill  thank you.🌻
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George Cutter

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These are really lovely sketches Sylvia. You do very well.
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