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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I bought a pad of 20  A3 canvas sheets that said the were for water based oils, acrylic and other water based pigments. As it was only £4:99 I though I would give it a try with watercolour I did get two as they were on offer . The sheets are very thin linen and definitely  have canvas look and feel to them , I cut one in half and tried quite thick watercolour paint just put it on to see how it looked and felt.  I was quite impressed as it held the paint better than I thought it would . Now to try doing a painting on the other haft , a tree that has snapped of a branch in heavy snow is the subject I chose. I want to see it it works using watercolours thinly this is the result so far.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Paul - may I entreat you not to fiddle with this one?  Not that I'm saying you usually do, but this painting, as it stands without even a touch of further work, is worthy of framing: I love the simplicity of it, the almost Japanese/Chinese touch, and the movement in your tree and branches. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Robert for your much valued comments. I had moved on before I read your  observations , I had not intended to do much with it other than a simple background and a little more work on the tree particularly where the branches have broken off  I shall do little more than I have already as  it too like the simplicity, your comment has confirmed my decision to keep it minimal. Hopefully it will work out well .
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Excellent job, now leave!  Good boy!  Drop it!  Have a Scooby-snack.  
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Woof . 

Sylvia Evans

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I agree with Robert...LEAVE alone.
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Andrew Smith

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Love it Paul; definitely an experiment worth repeating! Love and God bless x
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I shall leave it as it is then and do a mk 2. With the damage showing. Thank you for your comments and support folks . 

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Tessa Gwynne

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Agreed! You have a delicate touch. This is lovely.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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New sketch for the mk2 tree in snow . I’ve also included some photos of the canvas sheets .

Sylvia Evans

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Interesting paper/ canvas Paul. Does it feel papery or canvasy ?  Don't think I've seen it anywhere before. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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It’s definitely canvas not paper it very thin canvas sheets and feels sort and flexible. It’s almost like the old linen bandage but has primer on it and feels a bit thicker . It does say 100 linen canvas sheets , I have never seen it before so I grabbed a couple of the pads from the Range before they sold out I thought £4:99 per pad was quite reasonable.I certainly like the feel of it and intend to try a couple of different paintings on it to see how it works out. It’s 
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