Dockside Crane with Boats on the Thames by Alan Bickley

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A superb piece Alan , skilfully done telling the with not drawn lines .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 15 Dec 09:56:36

I wish my sketchbooks looked like this..... rough as guts by comparison!

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Mon 15 Dec 10:36:08

These are so good Alan, apparently under stated but full of life and information.

Posted by George Cutter on Mon 15 Dec 10:38:21

Thanks guys appreciate your support… It isn’t difficult Robert, get the watercolours out and give it a go! If I can do it, you can!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 15 Dec 11:03:06

Fabulous Alan. What size are these 'sketches?'

Posted by Russell Edwards on Mon 15 Dec 12:45:22

Other example of the great sketches you make.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 15 Dec 12:49:30

Lovely work, as always!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Mon 15 Dec 13:00:39

Cheers again for your support, Russell, Stillman & Birn Delta landscape sketchbook… around 5x8in + a bit…

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 15 Dec 13:08:24

Another great sketch, Alan.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 15 Dec 13:30:21

A great doodle Alan.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 15 Dec 16:29:18

Nicely done Alan.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Mon 15 Dec 17:45:28

Even more impressive at that size Alan!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 16 Dec 01:22:10

Great atmosphere as usual Raw and good

Posted by Lou Carlo on Tue 16 Dec 05:13:04

Great sense of depth and distance. Love the tones and colours in this fine water colour Alan.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Tue 16 Dec 10:57:28

Your sketchbook work feels so free. It's impressive how you've captured the complex structure of a dockside crane with such effortless, spontaneous brushstrokes.The balance between the structural ink lines and the loose watercolor washes is brilliant. It gives the industrial subject a beautiful, airy quality. I must admit, your approach to this medium is masterful. It is, without question, one of the most evocative watercolor sketches I have encountered in a long while.

Posted by Lea Laboy on Wed 17 Dec 11:42:27

Wonderful comment Lea… thank you!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 17 Dec 11:49:37

Hang on Studio Wall

15/12/2025

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Watercolour in my sketchbook, more dockside doodles!

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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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