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Linda Wilson

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Nice coffee cups and cafeteria Ron.  Good scythe action Paul, but you could have used a picture of Aidan Turner, more scantily clad doing the same!  Nice pony, Katy.  I did my pastel horse as part of a course this week, so this is what I learnt to get a chestnut colour.  Reserve the white in the eye.  Cover the  main part of the body with burnt sienna and rub in.  Put in darkest shadows with black.  (I used black coloured pencil for this, otherwise black pastel spreads.  The main area of shadow was burnt umber and the highlights were in orange and yellow ochre with a touch of white rubbed in.  Hope this is of interest to you horse lovers.

Tessa Gwynne

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From pots to ponies and scythe man, all good fun! I haven’t posted for a few days but today is our virtual art group and this weeks challenge was Reflections, and to paint the actual reflections in brass or something shiny! Most of us struggled with this and someone suggested a glass of water, so here is mine and another of river reflections. I also then did a quickie to finish up the paint! So three for the price of one today.
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Linda Wilson

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Quite  challenge to do a glass on white paper Tessa, lovely reflections in the water and love your little scottie dog.  The day isn't over yet, but I haven't been sketching,  I've been framing, and trying to keep warm.  Did a zoom class in watercolour technique but didn't learn anything new.

Tessa Gwynne

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Was that my mistake Linda? Must admit I didn’t think much about the paper! Maybe I’ll have another go on something different. Thanks.
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Linda Wilson

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Diana Bonas has done some super painting of glass objects on white paper, bit she has applied loads of dark colour paint around the glass to make the glass show up white.
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Ron Goodwin

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Tessa, I had the same dilemma of how to create white highlights on white paper. I suppose you have to have a dark background. Like your reflections too. Paul, great dynamics using a working figures and the stance and curve of the blade helps with movement. So, black coffee it is. Espresso? Sorry, couldn't do the shine of the portafilter and group head.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Very nice Tessa . Thank you Ron that went down well. I have developed an interest in sketching figures doing every day thing. I have taken on Lew Coopers tip of have a very sharp pointed pencil all the time. Second in the series.

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Brass figure.
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Linda Wilson

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Lovely brass figure Stephen, obviously more yellow than copper.

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Bin's Horses, coffee pot's, glasses, figures, what a super selection from everyone. I tried another domestic built up area. The bridge, I think the angle is out but I could only see that, once I had sketched it. If I wanted to paint it, I would now know how to correct the bridge to give it the angle it needs. Sketching, very good for learning.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Nice bronze figure Stephen and a great drawing of a street Denise not easy due to the changes in direction of the buildings a good attempt. A page from my pad , not done as a scene just figures I’m practicing. Thanks to Lew for the inspiration.
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Linda Wilson

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Denise, your buildings look very interesting - Is is Samarkand or Tashkent? Paul your figures look interesting too - I’m wondering if there is a story emerging from these chaps.
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