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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Nice bridge Bari. Oh Sylvia I was so Looking forwards to your elephants, hope you had words with the man, Lovely fuchsia . I bought some water soluble sketching pencils yesterday , so her is my first attempt in quite a while I have put it on in stages. The pencils are fine it me that need a bit of sorting out . As Sylvia said earlier you soon get out of practice.

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Sylvia Evans

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I love horses Paul Dixie Dean and this one is a beaut. I had words with some poor keeper… I told him how upset I was.. plus I had decided on pink paint for lady elephants and blue for the chaps.ha ,well best laid plans of mice and elephants, 
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Gillian Cooke

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Totally agree about needing to sketch regularly aas you get out of practice. If I leave it a week I feel as if I am starting anew !! I have started a soft pastel coastal painting ( first timer) but this evening I thought I would do a charcoal sketch. I studiously avoid figures! Mmm better get some practice in then!!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Sylvia , I love horses especially the heavy working horses. You have prompted me to do some paintings of them at work, but I will need to practice sketching them first. Nice sketch Gillian, I have started to put figures in my paintings over the last year or so , I always avoided them before. I cannot do portrait but I find figures a bit easier and can get away without to much detail. A very quick sketch of an otter popping up out of the water roughly ten minutes. Used the water soluble pencils a bit . 

Denise Cat

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Your bridge is excellent Tessa and I agree, it's important to do as much as you can, when possible. I'm with Sylvia and Paul with the horses, they are beautiful creatures. I once got thrown from a horse twice in one day, talk about bad luck, I think it's my middle name. Your charcoal sketch is good Gillian and the otter looks good Paul. The magazine landed through the door yesterday, it had a little brochure with the books in it. I'm going to get a couple but one caught my eye I thought, wow, that's some image It's called, Traditional Icon Painting. I might see if there is anything on the site or any images anyone has painted here. I wonder if any of you have tried such a thing, as usual, I know nothing about it.  I'm going to look it up though. I'm hoping to start a miner painting on Sunday, I've decided to try and do one in oil.
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Gillian Cooke

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Yes Paul I need to do something with figures again! I love your otter. We have sea otters here in Orkney there’s a family  at a place called Brig ‘o’ Waithe which is a five minute drive from here. Well it’s October so I will start a new thread! Could you repost your lovely sketch there Paul? 
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