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Fabulous, love the effects you've achieved

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 11 Nov 14:44:24

Lovely work Linda. A true art creation....

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 11 Nov 14:50:51

I think you’ve achieved the perfect balance Linda. There are details were needed and the over all looseness brings them out.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 11 Nov 15:03:25

He’s gorgeous Linda.

Posted by Emma Price on Mon 11 Nov 15:17:18

Your mixed media art is so good.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 11 Nov 15:21:28

Absolutely grand, Linda, spot on with every mark

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 11 Nov 15:27:31

Thank you all for your lovely comments, my reference photo was from Unsplash, a brilliant site for free images by some fantastic photographers. 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Mon 11 Nov 15:30:18

Really good painting - energy and great use of marks.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Mon 11 Nov 15:30:48

nice drawing.

Posted by Deniz Besim on Mon 11 Nov 16:58:54

Lovely work Linda. The looseness works well on the feathers and the head is super.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Mon 11 Nov 17:08:13

Absolutely brilliant Linda, something different that has worked so well.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 11 Nov 17:19:08

Wonderful combination. Worked fabulously.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 11 Nov 17:31:33

So good Linda, thanks for your info :)

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 11 Nov 17:50:43

Thank you all so much for your very generous and valued comments 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Mon 11 Nov 18:00:25

Great combination Linda, love it!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 11 Nov 18:11:38

Looks wonderful Linda, Beautiful effects.

Posted by David Johns on Mon 11 Nov 19:55:53

Really appreciate your comments Alan and David, thank you 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Tue 12 Nov 09:54:31

Full of life and spontaneity, Linda. Great use of materials!

Posted by Mia Ketels on Tue 12 Nov 14:12:04

Your mixture of mediums works really well here Linda and that eye draws you in. Brilliant work.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 12 Nov 15:35:27

Thank you Mia and Val, your comments are always appreciated 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Tue 12 Nov 16:11:47

Beautiful!

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Thu 14 Nov 10:00:20

Thank you Margaret, much appreciated 😃

Posted by Linda Drury on Thu 14 Nov 11:01:15

Love it Love it Love it! Owls are such wonderful creatures and you’ve done them justice in this piece

Posted by Rob Brain on Fri 29 Nov 18:23:30

I like the loose technique combined with the pin-sharp eye ... excellent image.

Posted by David Hendrey on Sat 14 Dec 13:39:20

Many thanks Rob and David for your kind comments and taking the time to look.

Posted by Linda Drury on Sun 15 Dec 09:42:55

Hang on Studio Wall

11/11/2019

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Tried something different here, used oil pastel as a base which gave it some texture, then added gouache and fine pen liner. Finished off with splattering and a rigger for branches. I wanted to keep the overall effect a bit more loose, rather than getting into too much detail.

About the Artist

Linda Drury

I was born in North Yorkshire and attended The Middlesbrough College of Art at the age of 15 studying fashion drawing and design. I have always loved painting and drawing, mostly watercolours but more recently working in mixed media. I am now in my 70s and living in North Nottingham where I still…

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