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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Like this a lot Gillian great detailing. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Rough sketch for next rusty truck painting.
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Gillian Cooke

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And you do rusty so well Paul! I am posting two pastel pencil sketches one I did yesterday evening and another today

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Nice sketches Gillian. Sylvia, here is the eraser I used.
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Gillian Cooke

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Thanks Denise Just been sat in my garden for an hour! Unheard of in Orkney!😂.  Anyway  here’s what I was working on
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Lovely sketch Sylvia, thank you for the info Denise. That is a really well drawn boat Gillian love the old building in the background.
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Karen Lewis

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I'm definitely a 'when you can' sketch person! This is one I did en plein air (feeling brave that day), a few months ago. I'm feeling inspired by all the sketching on painters online at the moment so will try harder! 😀 This one is a bit crinkly around the edges so any advice on sketchbooks would be very welcome; I think this one is Seawhite. Llantwit Major in April by the way.

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Karen Lewis

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With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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It's what's called cockling - happens to some lightweight watercolour papers, especially if they're not stretched (i.e. soaked with water and allowed to dry flat) and will nearly always happen to cartridge paper.  Was this cartridge?  Daler-Rowney make a heavy-weight cartridge paper which is fine with light washes - best of all is the heavier weights of watercolour paper.   If using a sketchbook of ordinary cartridge, e.g. 90lb, 150 gsm, using the very minimum amount of water - or coloured pencils - for quick sketches is advisable.  
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Karen Lewis

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 Yes Robert, it is cartridge paper and only 140gsm, Thank you - good advice. 

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Katy Dean

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Some great sketches I’ve missed, been away on the river for a few days. No sketches from the river but I have been working on a commission for a xmas card for my Riding for the Disabled group. Struggling to get on with it but this is sketch so far...

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I’m going to call it ‘Rudolph gets a Day Off’
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