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Gerry Mellor

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Start of another interesting doorway. Will post more as the detail progresses. Small textured red sandstone blocks, with smooth large toothed quoins.
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Gerry Mellor

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More work to upper area.
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Sandra Kennedy

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Looking good.

Kenneth Dyson

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Nice, I like it.
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Gerry Mellor

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Thank you Sandra and Kenneth. Most of the detail in now, with more attention to shadows and depth of tone. Pretty pleased with progress. (Haven't put the plaque above the pediment yet, as this has the name of the location, and I'm having a 'guess the location' challenge on my socials, so I'll add that eventually). Initially thought I wanted to add colour to the door, as part of my single colour series, but the doors are currently actually white...darn...several years ago they were red. Toying with the idea of adding the red sandstone colour to some of the door surrounds and upper carvings...not sure yet.
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Sandra Kennedy

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Gerry, you should be very pleased with your brilliantly detailed sketching. Just my opinion so ignore it if you want, but personally I'd put the red sandstone colour on the doors themselves rather than the surrounds, to go with your door series. The doors were red once you say, I wouldn't worry that they are white now. Over to you of course.
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Gerry Mellor

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Thank you Sandra. I probably will colour the doors...I need to remember my original intentions for setting out to do a single colour series. I become so intent on capturing the beauty of real places that I need a jolt to remember I am also creating pieces of art and that the end result is in my control and doesn't always have to be a snapshot of reality. Thank you. I'll post a finished result when I'm there.
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Gerry Mellor

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The finished article... Colour to doors, detail on doors, detail on plaque, and more shadow work. (The museum is currently under redevelopment, so I'm not sure whether the door colour will change).

Alan Bickley

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There’s some incredible detail in this drawing Gerry, most impressive! The door colour isn’t too prominent, looks fine… 
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Gerry Mellor

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Many thanks, Alan. I'm pleased with how it turned out. Cheers.
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Sandra Kennedy

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Brilliant work Gerry. You must have endless patience and a great eye for detail.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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The door colour is excellent and dose not look too much.
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