Mr McGarrigle and Ash

Comments

Lovely delicate work Alan, you have obviously got good drawing skills.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sat 28 Dec 10:17:17

This oldy worldy scene is beautifully painted Alan. Love how you have painted the snow.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 28 Dec 10:27:46

Super piece of work, Alan.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 28 Dec 10:48:21

Excellent Alan. Tells a lovely story and beautifully painted

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 28 Dec 11:40:04

Lovely painting Alan.

Posted by Paul Elliott on Sat 28 Dec 13:08:55

Lovely work Alan.

Posted by caroline harris on Sat 28 Dec 13:37:15

Absolutely superb, the colours are great.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 28 Dec 15:20:17

Beautiful narrative, Alan, delightful altogether

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sat 28 Dec 15:59:14

Beautifully painted.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sat 28 Dec 16:54:46

Lovely delicate watercolour.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sat 28 Dec 17:08:55

Full of character and extremely well painted.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Sat 28 Dec 17:57:29

Thank you all for your encouraging comments, I was apprehensive on accepting this commission but on seeing the photo it was a gift to any artist, it is of the recipients grandfather and brought about tears on opening on Christmas Day thankfully for the right reasons

Posted by Alan Lidster on Sat 28 Dec 20:35:23

That is superb!

Posted by Barbara Kozyra on Sat 28 Dec 21:55:41

Superb Alan.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 29 Dec 13:36:08

Lovely watercolour.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sun 29 Dec 16:00:37

What more can I say that others haven’t. It’s beautiful, colours and delicately painted.

Posted by Jenny Thomson on Sun 29 Dec 19:39:05

Absolutely Stunning

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 29 Dec 21:51:42

I love everything about this superb painting Alan, the background buildings and trees and the figure and horse in the foreground.

Posted by Dorothea Tsoflias on Mon 30 Dec 15:29:18

Thank you again for all your kind and reassuring comments and wish you happiness and a successful 2020

Posted by Alan Lidster on Tue 31 Dec 16:12:23

Beaut-i-ful!

Posted by David Chambers on Wed 01 Jan 18:35:17

This painting is beautiful. Your very good at winter snowy ones. Love the horse steam

Posted by Faye Patrick on Tue 21 Dec 22:51:40

Thank you Faye, I find winter scenes work well for me as they take away the need to work out tonal values, Ash’s breath was achieved with a damp brush but I forgot to include Mr McGarrigle

Posted by Alan Lidster on Wed 22 Dec 22:25:20

Hang on Studio Wall

28/12/2019

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Watercolour on A3 Arches rough, commissioned as a Christmas gift and taken from an old photo that could not be enlarged,

About the Artist

Alan Lidster

After years away from painting I have finally reactivated myself and studio at East Cowton in North Yorkshire, for a period in the 1990's I successfully exhibited and sold paintings from 'The Nolton Gallery' in Bridgend mid. Glamorgan but through circumstance have not painted for a while, so I was…

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