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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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 Three years ago I was given a iPad for my birthday at the time I was not to sure what I would do with it. Since then I have used it to store photos of my painting, searching the internet and of course accessing POL.  I start from the beginning photographing the different stages of a painting as this enabled me to see it from different angles at any time I wanted . What has been useful is looking back to see when I made the change . The other benefit is the ability to show how the painting was developed, I don’t keep the photos once the painting is completed.  What’s this got to do with a work in progress, I was showing some of the stages to a friend and decided to add it as a WIP is the answer. I got up at five this morning having had a very restless night and not wanting to disturb anyone else decided to stay in my room which fortunately is where I paint . This painting  is what came to mind , using parts of several photos taken last autumn. The initial sketch that lighten by rolling a putty rubber over the whole sketch.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Most of the work was done by  seven , it’s a5 in size and is on watercolour paper. I always take a shot from further back, that way it gives an idea of what it might look like hanging on a wall .

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Just lovely. 

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Just lovely. Twice …lol

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Willemien Burger

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Looks good! Do you stretch your paper before you start?

Denise Cat

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Your initial drawing is excellent Paul and the colours you are using are so vibrant.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Willemien  , I don’t stretch my paper normally other that to tape it down. I haven’t stretch paper for a long time and don’t feel the need when I’m using good quality paper . I sometimes wet the paper well before taping it down particularly when I’m doing wet it wet , but let most of the water run off first  I cannot honestly remember the last time I stretched paper .  Almost finished I think all together I have spent a couple of hour or so. Doing it on and off as I have felt like it . 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Denise, I always think the base sketch make the painting , the paint in using is from a set of thirty six tubes of artist quality paint that my son bought me recently. First time I have used it and like it a lot , also using a set of very fine detailing brushes my daughter bought me  again for the first time . 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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The last one , I think it finished but will wait awhile until I put it in the gallery. I might but a bit of the death I I lost on the centre leaf , lost it when I added  a green wash  to brighten it up.  I was trying to get the berries to look a translucent , unlike the hips that are dark and heavy looking.O

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I have made a change to the centre leaf , I added the green on a whim and removed some finer  the detailing the one of things that was attracting me in the first place. I’m in the zone where I will fiddle and over work it , I think I have pushed my luck wetting it and removing some of the green . Ah well we live and learn . 

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Alan Bickley

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Excellent Paul, the minor improvement has been worth it…
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Than you Alan .
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