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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I see the thread as a place to display anything to do with drawing, sketching etc that a person wants to show but doesn’t want to put it on the gallery. Of course they can be put on both , I don’t see that  it’s purely for spontaneous work as sone falls into a category of nit been a detailed piece of work but more detailed than a basic sketch . It would be nice to see some more of your pre painting work and I hope others will show sone of the basic work they do as it helps us to see how someone forms there painting . 

Denise Cat

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I also think a sketch can include many components. I do think it is something that is done quickly and something I wouldn't spend too much time on unless it was a sketch for a detailed painting. This was a plein air sketch. This was a pear out of my fridge that I painted quickly alla prima that I would also consider a sketch.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Two excellent examples Denise they both demonstrate exactly what I was trying to convey. The old adage a a picture paints a thousand words comes to mind . 
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Russell Edwards

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Sylvia's 'kids playing on a beach' is a terrific piece whether it be deemed a sketch, drawing or painting. It's so well observed with every line and mark being relevant. 

Fiona Phipps

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This is a really good thread Paul. I have books and odd bits of paper stuffed in books, with all kinds of rubbish either in pencil or paint. Most I throw away or turn over, some I tear up and stick in another book. Some progress into finished paintings, some are mostly embarrassing to be honest but I’ll post a few now and again because it is interesting to see how differently we all start with an idea. I haven’t cropped them so they are scruffy! The pepper mill later appeared in a painting which I did in art class when we were studying different art movements. This was part of an abstract painting in the style of Robert Colquhoun  This was a scribble of a pot and apples….I think….in the style of Cezanne  Plein air sketch of the Harbour gallery in Kirkcudbright 

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Sylvia Evans

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In my book it is a sketch Russell.    Something done quickly and in situ.  My favourite sort of art work.   A “proper “ painting is dome with more thought and preparation and I often fail miserably… I like sketching much better  🐾
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Andrew Roles

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This is an argument I've had with my 10 year old granddaughter who is being taught art at school. I think we agreed to differ on what constituted a drawing and what constituted a sketch. I tend to think anything done in my sketchbook is a sketch and they can often be detailed 'works'. I would post them in the gallery and have done so many times, but I'd rarely take a piece out of the book, mount it and frame it unless someone made a convincing case to do so.  Here's a preparatory sketch I've just done for a watercolour I will work on later. It's of a piece of swampy pond next to a path through the woods and I wanted to highlight the dappled sunlight hitting the green water of the pond. I used all sorts of media on this including water soluble crayons, ink and gouache. It allowed me to plan  how I'm going to do the finished piece (and play with colours and tone). The final piece will probably lack the immediacy of this sketch. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I do like that sketch Andrew , my younger granddaughters who are at school often correct me and tell me it’s a drawing I think grandad . Children these day are so different to when we’re were their age, I suppose they are more exposed to art and such on their iPad etc .
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Carol .

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After much thought, I'm apt to agree with Sylvia on this discussion. A sketch is a reflex action of something that takes our interest and done quite quickly. And a drawing is usually done with more care and attention prior to painting. That's my tuppence worth. Whatever a drawing or sketch is deemed to be, just get out your paper and pencils or whatever and create. That's what its all about.  

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Marjorie Firth

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I don’t tend to sketch before a painting, but I do a helluva lot of thinking. I plan it in my mind and I formulate it as I paint. It’s more immediate I think..we are all different in how we approach a final resolution - be it a painting or whatever.
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Jim Morris

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I agree with Lew in  a way: sketching is just another of the many forms of art. It starts and stops where you want it to and has to please the artist and not the audience. Everything starts with an expression/impression of something, the rest is purely personal preference.  Que Sera..
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Sorry I’ve not posted on this thread for a couple of days as I haven’t had time to sketch despite wanting to . I’ve attached two basic layouts for watercolour paintings the first is a ancient tree in a old woodland, the second is the rusty skeleton of a old ship set in the evening . 

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