Kirkudbright with castle in distance.

Comments

Just wonderful Alan! As in your previous postings your use of colour and brush strokes is excellent, especially on this tinted paper. Love the browns, blacks and the blues, and the way the cloud on the right balances the silhouette of the castle. Really lovely.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 08 May 20:56:06

Yes, I definitely like this Alan - beautiful colours with a lovely loose style. The tinted paper works very well. I would love to see some more.

Posted by Dympna Marshall on Sat 09 May 01:03:13

A super piece of work, Alan, the pallet and tonal quality sets this scene beautifully.<br />The tonal values remind me of the work of Roland Hilder.

Posted by Anonymous User on Sat 09 May 06:39:02

Lovely fresh, lively work Alan, going straight in with the brush can give that. (Alas with me it often leads to disaster!) I also felt it has a hint of Roland Hilder's style. I got a book by him when I first started painting and I still look at it occasionally, he really was a master wasn't he?

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sat 09 May 08:11:55

Thank you everyone for your constructive comments. Having only just joined this site I must say how delighted I am to be getting some feedback from likeminded artists. As Rowland Hilder was mentioned in a couple of the comments I did have the great honour of attending a 3-day masterclass at Blackheath school of Art in August 1985. He was wonderful, as you would expect and his enthusiasm and stamina for painting was still there at the age of 80!<br />Please keep your comments coming in, I feel at last that I am out of the wilderness on my own and with friends. Alan

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 09 May 09:05:46

This is a beautiful composition Alan. Simply wonderful.

Posted by Scott Scott on Sat 09 May 11:07:09

Beautiful work and I love the tinted paper - might try it myself!

Posted by Thea Cable on Sat 09 May 17:14:43

Beautiful painting

Posted by Glennis Weston on Sat 09 May 21:44:54

It sure works Alan. Your natural eye for a good composition comes through every time. Excellent.

Posted by GEORGE CUTTER on Mon 15 Jun 20:55:15

Love this view Alan, eyes drawn to the centre with the light and perfectly balanced in my opinion!

Posted by janet fox on Wed 01 Jul 19:35:01

Love Kirkudbright, great picture.

Posted by paul blackwell on Fri 22 Jan 18:24:01

Wonderful set of colours! I just love this. It's the sort of thing I would love to be able to do. Fiona Rossington.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Tue 02 Feb 21:02:44

The focus of light seems to emerge from the left side of the painting, from where it illuminates predominantly dark or gray shapes giving the painting an appearance. to recommend my favorite artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frida Kahlo, Roberto Matta Gabino amaya cacho and Pablo Picasso.

Posted by Jack tomasohn on Tue 19 Sep 02:17:15

I really like these works on tinted paper.

Posted by Sonia Leggett on Sun 11 Feb 21:55:47

Hang on Studio Wall

08/05/2015

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Painted on Fabriano 300lb HP. 330mm x 230mm. There is something special about painting on tinted paper but it is not available in any decent weight. I now make my own tints and I can have any colour I want. This was tinted using raw and burnt sienna with a touch of cobalt blue to cool it down a little. I usually make a batch up and keep them to one side so that they are bone-dry when I need them. I have just completed a series of around 20 or so in this loose, spontaneous style and I hope it works. I don't generally do any drawing beforehand, just go straight in with a loaded brush and I find this method suits my style better. I will be adding a few more from this series over the coming week. I hope that you like them.

About the Artist

Alan Bickley

Having studied fine art and graphics at both Stafford and Derby college, my career working as a graphic artist and latterly as editorial artist with Northcliffe Media Ltd, has kept me constantly in touch with all aspects of art and design. Painting mainly in oils, acrylics and watercolour, my…

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