Quick exercise in shadow and light.

Comments

Superb, Alan!

Posted by Shirley May on Wed 16 Nov 08:46:25

Wow! This is incredible, Alan! My pen work is bad, but to do this with a rigger would be a disastrous mistake! I would have ink splashed everywhere - including all over myself!! Super duper work!

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Wed 16 Nov 08:52:54

It would take me a week to do this "quick "exercise and it still wouldn't be right! Yours is absolutely stunning Alan and I admire your extraordinary skill.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Wed 16 Nov 09:08:09

Good drawing skills apparent once again Alan, the shadows emphasise the size of these impressive buildings.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Wed 16 Nov 09:10:17

Nice work Alan, as ever....

Posted by Jim Morris on Wed 16 Nov 10:03:53

What can I say other than this is fantastic?

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Wed 16 Nov 11:21:42

Your use of tonal contrasts is making me look again at my own work, which I'm sure will benefit - can't really ask for more than that from a fellow artist! That stroke of muted blue in the foreground was a brilliant touch - the sort of instinctive touch that comes from deep experience and knowledge. (Syd is asking a good question on acrylic inks on the forum, by the way, to which I don't know the answer - but I'm sure you do.)

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Wed 16 Nov 13:28:17

A beauty Alan and the textures are Fabulous

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Wed 16 Nov 15:16:36

Smashing Alan. You must have an extremely steady hand to get all those lines done with a rigger.

Posted by Sharon Van Der Veen on Wed 16 Nov 15:37:36

Simply lovely Alan

Posted by David Johns on Wed 16 Nov 16:32:34

Beautifully executed Alan!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Wed 16 Nov 17:35:44

Good grief Alan, you're so good!!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 16 Nov 18:53:06

I do wonder at times if I am worthy of these comments, but I do thank everyone who takes the time to make them, I always appreciate the effort.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Thu 17 Nov 08:54:33

Fantastical Alan a real treat to view this!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 17 Nov 10:16:06

Super drawing Alan

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Thu 17 Nov 11:40:56

Excellent work Alan , I really like the white detail of the lampposts and railings is that white ink ?

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Fri 18 Nov 06:47:33

Hang on Studio Wall

16/11/2016

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One of a few oddments that I painted a week or so ago from old sketchbooks. I particularly liked the light and shadows falling on this building so I gave it a go with rigger brush and acrylic ink.

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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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