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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Nice sketches Gillian hope you’re enjoying you time in Spain. A rough outline sketch for a painting in currently working on. 
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Gillian Cooke

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See you are back to the boats again Paul! You do them so well! I am enjoying my time back in rural Spain thanks! Planing a trip to my favourite city Granada. This is a line and wash sketch I did yesterday.

Denise Cat

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Great sketch Paul. Nice line and wash Gillian. I bought a pack of water resistant fine line pens a few weeks ago. I've been meaning to try line and wash. Haven't opened them yet but I'll get around to it.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Line and wash is fun to do, and those pigment ink pens are good - but when you can afford to go art-shopping again, try traditional dip-pens and Kandahar ink (there'll be blots, but you get used to exploiting those); or Chinese ink, on a brush.  Alan would recommend bamboo  or reed pens, which I've yet to try.  Others, including Alan Owen, like whittled-down wooden clothes pegs, bits of twig, cocktail sticks.   Endless play value.  

Denise Cat

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You know me Robert, I always like to try new things so I will definitely have a look when I'm next in the art shop. I came across an old photo on the net, well over a hundred years old, it's of a French back street. It's practically black but I like the shape of the buildings. I'll have a stab at it in the line and wash. Of course, I'll have to imagine the colour.

Denise Cat

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Here is my pen drawing, I was quite happy with the quality of the pens. I've just watched a Colin Steed pen and wash study on the tips and techniques section to give me a bit of an idea. I'll have a few minutes to think about the colours then put the washes on.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Like the sketch Denise it will be really good with colours.
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Gillian Cooke

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That’s really good Denise look forward to seeing the colour washes!  I sat looking at one of these striking fellows for a good five minutes yesterday as he sang away on a dead tree opposite my house! They are so elusive usually!

Denise Cat

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Lovely sketch Gillian. I've just finished my wash, here it is, I just putting it on the gallery.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Wow that looks good Denise.
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Gillian Cooke

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Well done Denise
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Good job, Denise.  Gillian - is that a golden oriole, or something similar?  Must be wonderful to see it in reality - we don't get 'em here, save as passing visitors, blown badly off-course.    And of course, I look more closely and you've only gone and written it on your picture!  I blame the gin, Gillian - mother's ruin, old man's friend....
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