Cley Mill Next the Sea, Norkolk.

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Beautifully done Alan.

Posted by Keith Phipps on Thu 15 Sep 08:51:55

Love ink and watercolour, Alan - this is beautiful with its rich colours.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 15 Sep 08:56:34

Simply beautiful Alan

Posted by David Johns on Thu 15 Sep 09:12:33

Lovely work Alan, reminds me of Roland Hilder's style.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 15 Sep 09:38:17

A definite like from me Alan. Caught me right away...

Posted by Jim Morris on Thu 15 Sep 11:29:09

Beautiful scenery, Alan. I love the colour palette.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Thu 15 Sep 12:39:59

Beautiful painting and lovely palette, Alan.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Thu 15 Sep 13:53:46

Another beautiful sketch from you Alan. Are the white lines (which add greatly to the painting) gouache and are they applied with a rigger?..I need to know these things LOL

Posted by Louise Naimian on Thu 15 Sep 14:16:45

This is gorgeous Alan, I love the colours.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Thu 15 Sep 14:36:17

Your sketches are such works of art Alan!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 15 Sep 14:54:07

Beautiful. A demonstration.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Thu 15 Sep 15:38:26

Many thanks, there are some lovely comments for a quick sketch and I love reading them all. Louise, yes indeed done with my favourite rigger brush, swept in rapidly and directly, the sails included. I actually use Pelikan Plaka, a casein based paint but gouache would be fine. All the initial drawing on all my sketches are swept in directly with a size 0 rigger without any pencil work, it just hinders you, (you will know that of course as you do the same), and I used FW acrylic ink Paynes Grey for all the initial line work.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Thu 15 Sep 16:10:25

Fantastic Alan. This is the way I would like to draw and paint. No art background for me but if I ever achieve anything approaching this I will be a very happy man. Wonderful.

Posted by Paul Jackson on Thu 15 Sep 17:04:26

Love your colour choices, Alan. The whispy trees and solid buildings set off the windmill superbly.

Posted by Willie Drea on Thu 15 Sep 17:23:54

Never a truer word spoken, Alan. It IS a stunner. Must get around to painting this myself.

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 15 Sep 21:43:04

Thanks Alan..off to google Pelikan Plaka now :)

Posted by Louise Naimian on Fri 16 Sep 10:13:28

Hang on Studio Wall

15/09/2016

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Small ink and waterclour sketch, 8 x 6in, painted on my own tinted paper which sets the tone and of course kills off the white paper. This is one of a fair few that I have painted on this famous and probably the most painted windmill in the UK, and why not, it's a stunner and set within glorious surroundings.

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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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