Mow Cop Castle and View across Cheshire. by Alan Bickley

Mow Cop Castle and View across Cheshire.
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Another super sky Alan, your economy of marks is top class. Every mark is in the exact right place. 👍👍👍

Agree wholeheartedly wonderful Alan

Beautiful Alan, love the Castle, the waves, the clouds, so many beautiful colours :)

I do love the way you use colours Alan! Every stroke has got it's place and they are in great harmony with each other. That is a true skill and very difficult to achieve.

Very great painting, Alan, skilful brush strokes and colours.

Wonderful colour palette Alan!

Nice atmospheric painting Alan very nice and great colours

Love the brushwork so dynamic and your splendid colour use , excellent

Knew this was yours Alan, love the looseness and spontaneous brush strokes.

Excellent composition and textures in this one, Alan. And I love the transition from warm to cool hues. It's really stunning!

Beautiful as always Alan. Great scene.

Great. free style brush work, as always, Alan. Confident work, you make it look so easy

You've set the scene perfectly. Powerful presence of the castle.

Alan, it's looks as though you have mastered your new watercolours! Fabulous movement between sky and landscape with the far distant hills adding that strip of calmness.

The whole composition and painting is interesting, dynamic and just super! I like the bits of dry brush here and there for texture contrast, your calligraphy and marks elegant....and even your touch of marks of white opaque in the sky! All so fresh, spontaneous in feel.....

A very atmospheric and expressive painting, Alan...Love your clouor choices.

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15/10/2015
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1/4 Imperial watercolour on Ruscombe Mill Turner Blue paper. This castle, or folly as it is generally referred to was built in 1754, and a short drive away from my home. The 33ft tower has commanding views over the Cheshire Plains, and was used primarily as a summerhouse.

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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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