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Anth Knight

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Started this one today, and i’m Flying along! Hope to keep some momentum up on it and have it done for the end of February. Anth

Michael Robinson

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There's no stopping you Anth! I'm sure it will look wonderful and I will watch the progress.

Anth Knight

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Absolutely on FIRE today Margaret! More progress from this evening... Anth.

Brian J Mackay

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This bird's on fire, Anth, and coming along very nicely. It's always good to watch how these develop. Keep at it! Bri

Anth Knight

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Thanks, I will Bri, and I've been cracking on tonight!: Getting the easy bit out of the way first because the trees are going to be a bugger! Anth.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Interesting that you think the trees will be a bugger - I'd find the car a hell of a lot more difficult: but I suppose you've a passion for the one and not for the other; whereas in my case it would be the other way around.

Brian J Mackay

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Ditto that Bri

Anth Knight

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It's a bit like the last Mustang painting I did - I flew through the cars but it took me months to finish the background! Hopefully that won't be the case this time, but I haven't painted trees with this kind of detail before so we'll see how it goes. Anth

Anth Knight

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Thanks Tessa! The method is known, by some, as 'paint by numbers' :) Had a night off this one last night, finishing the canvas edges of the Diner painting off, so got back onto it tonight - grille, glass blocked in and trees! Anth

Anth Knight

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Had another good night on the Firebird - thanks to Bob Ross! Saw him painting trees with a flat brush a while ago so gave it a go with an old, slightly stiff fan / blender brush and it worked a treat. Anth

Brian J Mackay

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And there was you worrying about painting trees. I like the delicacy of the branches and twigs, and the bushes are so convincing. They look great and the rest is looking superb as well. Bri

Anth Knight

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Cheers Bri! The trees/bushes need some more shadow and twigs adding but I'll get that sussed. Think I'm going to get that front wheel done next, then the car's virtually done! Anth
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