Haughty heron!

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Super heron!

Posted by Shirley May on Wed 16 Feb 16:14:22

Superb.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 16 Feb 16:21:57

Thank you so much, Shirley and Dixie. It was an interesting change not having painted a bird for quite some years. Having been eyeballed by a heron on one of my local walks and having the right shaped canvas, I had to get on with it.

Posted by Alix Baker on Wed 16 Feb 16:36:34

I agree it's superb

Posted by anne cooper on Wed 16 Feb 16:44:41

Excellent work

Posted by Romila Datta on Wed 16 Feb 21:37:43

Beautifully painted Alex.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Wed 16 Feb 22:05:33

Lovely painting Alix.

Posted by Dympna Marshall on Wed 16 Feb 22:34:22

Lovely painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 16 Feb 23:49:42

Very haughty and very good!

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 17 Feb 07:57:31

Love the style.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 17 Feb 08:17:17

Phew! Thanks so much, Anne, Romila, Spencer, Dympna, Denise, Heather and Jenny (looks like a school roll call!). Very kind. I really loved painting more loosely. Trouble is, I have a strong illustrator side which keeps trying to tighten me up!

Posted by Alix Baker on Thu 17 Feb 10:14:25

Hang on Studio Wall

16/02/2022

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Herons and egrets visit the River Test which runs through my village. There are several bridges from which it's possible to catch sight of them. It's fascinating to watch how, when in the pose I painted, their necks are thick but, when actively looking for a meal they stretch them so far out and the neck becomes much thinner. As for the way they can look at you with a superior expression.........!

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Alix Baker

After art school in London I spent several years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Busy jobs suspended my art side and eventually I left to devote more time to it. For the greater part of my art career I was one of the UK's leading military artists specialising in military dress through the…

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