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Karen Lewis

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Sylvia, I couldn't resist your beautiful photo of the Welsh foxgloves; I've been trying to get a decent photo for ages! Thank you so much for posting yours; I finally got round to starting this yesterday!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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A beautiful painting.

Tessa Gwynne

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Karen, that is lovely. Super detail.
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Karen Lewis

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Thank you Paul. Thank you Tessa too; I admire your painting of the foxgloves very much; I was trying to produce a loose painting too and I started ok with the background!! However, by the time I got to the foxgloves, all my good intentions went out of the window and I was back to over-fiddling! 🤦‍♀️

Sylvia Evans

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Karen that is @ beautiful painting.  So happy you like the original photograph  and it inspired you. 

Denise Cat

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Excellent painting Karen.
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Karen Lewis

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Thank you Sylvia and Denise.
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Anonymous User

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Wow! smashing painting, Karen.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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There's much to be said for 'fiddling'.  There's no law that says you must paint loose.  I think people get too hung up on this looseness mantra: it has its place, but it's unlikely to produce results like this.  

Norrette Moore

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That's excellent Karen! From glossy leaves to great background. Not to mention the sparkling blooms....
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Karen Lewis

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Thank you very much Carol and Norrette. Thank you too Robert for your encouragement. I think I am happy to be a more relaxed fiddler now; this painting took about 8 hours whereas one of my first paintings took 11 weeks of fiddling! 😂 It's been great to see other artist's work on POL and to learn from them over the last year.

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