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Margaret Nisbet

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Thank you Dixie, Tessa and Alan.  Interesting that no 2 was one you all preferred.  Like your suggestion Alan, re no. 4 - sorry, I should probably have put this in another thread.   My watercolour technique is very hit and miss so trying to improve - all your comments much appreciated.
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Gary Bendle

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I've slipped badly this week and haven't posted since the last Raw Umber session. I must pick things up. Anyway, here's yesterdays results of my efforts. She ( the presenter) was painting yesterday but I don't have those skills to hand so did the sketches.
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Gary Bendle

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I've just seen the rocket Dixie. Wow! The MOD would be happy with that one!

Margaret Nisbet

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Lovely series of portraits, Gary.  Forgot all about the Raw Umber Sessions again, but  enjoyed attempting #PAOTW yesterday though I cheated and paused the video as short of time. Ws pencils and fountainpen - with water brush - a couple of bits are a bit splodgier than they are meant to be! A5 Not Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - was live but video still up https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=687172792099781&id=107862852600046

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Very nice portraits Gary and Margaret. I was just thinking that we would have been in the Cotswolds today, here is my very quick impression of the  weavers cottages at Arlington row Bibury from memory. Might make a nice painting I was thinking 🤔 

Tessa Gwynne

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Wow some super portraits, must have a look at that on FB, and a good view of the cottages Dixie.  This is a sketch earlier in my garden, shadows under the umbrella, but it’s gone dull now and rain forecast later.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thanks Tessa , like you garden furniture scene. Move on with Arlington Row, from a different angle, hope to keep the colours light and watery if you know what I mean.

Margaret Nisbet

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Dixie, nice sketch and painting coming along nicely - hopefully you will get back there sometime.     Beautifully drawn, Tessa - I think that would make a lovely painting. I've been painting again rather than sketching - barnacle geese coming to land at RSPB Mersehead from one of my own photos.   I also did a bit more work on painting 4 from yesterday following Alan's suggestion - I tried Light Red but ended up using Indian Red as the Light Red and the Burn Sienna turned out looking much the same (different manufacturers).   Thanks Alan, I do think it looks better - I'm not sure if that is what you had in mind?  (I have a lot to learn about painting - much happier with a pen usually!)

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Alan Bickley

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Absolutely what I had in mind Margaret, that’s turned out really impressive. As I said yesterday, look at Turner’s watercolour sketches, they’re all done on tinted paper (he had a selection of colours he took on his sketching trips), often blue and grey. Simplicity was his key to success, like your little sketch.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Margret . Both your paintings are really good, I particularly like the one with the geese. Your painting skills are a lot better than you give yourself credit for.

Margaret Nisbet

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Thank you very much Alan - your tips and comments are much appreciated.   I love Turner's sketches - we are lucky in Edinburgh that there is an annual Turner exhibition in January at the RSA - https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/turner-january - I have been a few times - a whole room of Turner!  This series of watercolour sketches are actually much bigger than my usual sketches (which usually range from A6 to A5) - they are 20" x 8" - I needed to practice larger scale washes. Thank you very much Dixie - I'm practicing.  Fairly happy with very small scale stuff, find larger stuff trickier - I have done quite a few fairly dreadful watercolours that I've not posted!

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I only started doing bigger than A4 mid last year, and despite my fears found it better for some situations. I still paint a lot that I don’t show anyone, it part of the learning and I feel good when one works out. Keep at it you have a really good foundation to build on.
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