Cley Mill #3

Comments

Superb the colours are really good

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 01 Mar 08:30:17

Wow, thats dynamic and great painted! Love it!

Posted by Tanja G. on Wed 01 Mar 08:49:10

Another little beauty here Alan. Lovely as always 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Wed 01 Mar 08:57:52

Absolutely beautiful Alan - it's a place I know well. I love the way you have done the trees!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Wed 01 Mar 09:15:55

Absolutely superb Alan. A brilliant painting!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Wed 01 Mar 09:18:59

Beautiful work Alan,I love the strong shadows and how you've captured that cool winter sunlight.There aren't any windmills in my neck of the woods but I have a pang of nostalgia when I look at the 'Cley Mill' series of paintings.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Wed 01 Mar 09:28:42

Beautiful Alan, I see the Hilder influence.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 01 Mar 09:57:10

Well detailed and coloured painting 🎨

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 01 Mar 09:57:13

Super painting Alan, love it.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 01 Mar 09:57:51

Lovely painting. Really like your paint marks and colours.

Posted by Gary Martin on Wed 01 Mar 10:15:10

Thanks guys, always appreciated. Should have added that I’ve used a 2B carbon pencil for a few of the branches - as Rowland Hilder did!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 01 Mar 10:42:06

Nice immediacy about this one Alan -love it.

Posted by Willie Drea on Wed 01 Mar 10:55:00

Excellent work Alan. Years ago I worked for a company making Fine Art Prints of Hilders Originals, The beauty of the originals always amazed me.

Posted by George Cutter on Wed 01 Mar 10:57:22

A great sketch as always. I think the dark blacks hold the balance just right, and add dynamism. Interesting that RH used a 2B carbon pencil for trees.

Posted by Hilary Forbes on Wed 01 Mar 11:14:56

Lovely painting Alan

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 01 Mar 11:42:27

Such a nostalgic, panoramic, view Alan. Love the contrasting cool and warm colours. A place you want to visit.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 01 Mar 11:49:36

Lovely clean work, Alan.

Posted by Anonymous User on Wed 01 Mar 12:20:39

Lovely painting. The “ darks” really give depth.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Wed 01 Mar 12:29:06

Beautifully done Alan. I have never seen the windmill in the flesh. Is this how it still looks?

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 01 Mar 13:31:30

Thanks again guys… yes Martin, it’s a grade 11 listed building. It’s no longer a working mill which is such a pity, it’s residential!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 01 Mar 14:08:48

Super painting, those white gable ends really stand out well.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Wed 01 Mar 16:57:19

Very pleasing painting, Alan- love the glow in the sky.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 01 Mar 17:07:40

Reminds me of Roland Hilder’s work- striking work as usual Alan!!

Posted by Rachel Wood on Wed 01 Mar 17:07:51

Good contrasts and trees - lovely painting.

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Wed 01 Mar 17:28:43

Superb painting

Posted by anne cooper on Wed 01 Mar 18:07:40

Beautifully portrayed. When I was there, I was truly amazed at seeing a wild purple heron! Never seen one before or since.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Wed 01 Mar 18:52:14

Beautiful work alan

Posted by Lou Carlo on Wed 01 Mar 21:31:29

I’m loving your study paintings of Cley mill Alan. The mount board gives a a terrific effect of roof tiles and brickwork texture on the buildings.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 01 Mar 21:35:26

Not bad at all Alan😉

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 01 Mar 21:37:50

Your work is so accomplished Alan. I love the clean lines and precision.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 01 Mar 22:36:19

Absolutely superb as always!!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 02 Mar 08:46:01

Very well done, and so clearly influenced by Hilder.

Posted by James Underwood on Thu 02 Mar 16:52:12

Definitely Roland Hilder similarities . You are incredibly versatile

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Fri 03 Mar 18:09:57

I knew this was you Alan! Beautiful, as always.

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Fri 03 Mar 19:59:53

Beautifully drawn and the brush marks energise the surface Alan.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Sat 04 Mar 07:09:03

Wonderful Alan and a super palette

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 14 Mar 10:03:10

Spot on, Alan.

Posted by Shirley May on Sat 25 Mar 23:16:29

Hello Alan, I hope you're keeping happy and well and thank you so much for your kind comments on my latest That's a beauty of a scene Alan superbly executed ,cannot help thinking of the wonderful Rowland Hilder

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Mon 17 Apr 16:15:06

Hang on Studio Wall

01/03/2023

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Another view of this fabulous windmill, but from a distance this time. I’ve written a feature for TA magazine with tips and advice, looking at what we can learn from Rowland Hilder. He painted this scene many times - it’s coming up in the June issue. Watercolour and gouache on mountboard 8.5x11in

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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