Cley Mill

cley mill
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Really pleasing to the eye and I very much like the limited colour palette (super skies by the way)

This is lovely Alan. The warm and cool colours working so well together. I love Hilder so looking forward to reading your article

Superb and definitely a less is more painting , beautifully painted Alan.

Thanks guys… Hilder is all about strong tonal values, I hope I’ve managed to convey some of his brilliance in my article - this illustration isn’t included in the feature.

What a fantastic palette you have used Alan, so subtly effective. Love the contrasting warm and cool colours and that wonderful mill.

Very well painted Alan 🙂

It stands out beautifully against the sky. Colours and subject are super.

Beautiful work Alan, I love the light.

Very distinctive as being one of yours, Alan! I like it a lot!!

Excellent painting Alan: love the perspective. My dad was a big admirer of Hilder and introduced me to his work, and I also like the style.

Yes I do love good strong tonal contrasts Alan, this is very good.

Very Nice..

Beautiful blend of limited color which served the purpose Wonderful

A really lovely study - I too love the tonal contrasts, the composition and the effect you have got from using mount board as a surface. Looking forward to your article very much!

very pleasing. I like the style and choice of colour.

I really like the gentle warm palette here Alan. It's been a while since you posted

Thanks again for your comments, appreciated! I don’t manage to post that many these days Marjorie, I’ve had a consecutive series of features to work on, they’re so time consu!

Gorgeous warm palette, Alan and I always like your style.

Beautiful painting

Another little gem here Alan and good composition 🙂

Nice example of using a tinted background. The white sails really stand out.

Distinctive piece of work, superb.

Lovely piece of work Alan! Beautiful piece of work.

I love the intricacies of this painting. Great use of a limited colour palette.

Simply beautiful.

I thought that was the reason Alan.🥴

Sparkling Alan !!!

A wonderful crisp and muted palette beauty Alan.

Like the colours and the style, Alan

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22/02/2023
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I’ve cheated a bit here and used one of Rowland Hilder’s paintings as the inspiration for this close-up of this historic and so painterly mill… but using my own style! I’ve been writing a feature for TA about learning from this exceptional artist, it’s coming up in the June issue. Watercolour and body colour on self-tinted mount board 6 x 8.5in.

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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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