Farmhouse and Barns by Alan Bickley

First class pen and wash.

Now that Alan is right up my street. I just love absolutely everything about it. What you've done with the tones really works well. I just love...sorry gushing now

Terrific work Alan

Stunning work Alan.

An excellent sketch!

Excellent artwork.

Excellent work Alan.

Very attractive work Alan, love the deep tones for shaded areas.

As you say a “cracker “, Ivan spend ages looking into this and letting my mind build a story . Just as you intend few details to set the scene, then it’s up to the viewer .

A lovely atmospheric drawing. You've achieved such a lot with just a handful of colours.

Great sketch as always Alan, always love the black reddish combination really works well.🙏

Superb Alan

Good tack, as my late tailor would have put it! Overstating the tonal contrasts - well, you do that deliberately and with forethought: I have a painting in which I overdid it uninentionally - but it still sort of works, going to show that even if they are overdone, a painting works so much better if you can see the tones and they help to define shapes which otherwise get lost in a bland, flat, dull picture. Still wish I'd done it deliberately, but .... well.... didn't, so yah....! Your sketches always work so well - well, the ones you publish do! The combination here of the dusky red-orange, touches of blue, black, chalk (?) highlights work to produce a completely believable scene.

Love your pen and wash sketches. Great subject here.

Lovely economical use of tone and colour and first class detail Alan.

Nice one.

So much to take in Alan. I keep looking at it and I find more and more interesting parts in it. Superb !

I like the strong contrasts you’ve made Alan. Lovely loose image

I love your watercolour and ink sketches, this is one of your best !!

Love it.