Ent Uprising (Taking Back Their Land)

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Lovely shapes and washes Barry.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 11 May 11:37:54

This is lovely Barry, very successful experiment.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 11 May 14:08:47

Great idea, beautifully executed. I think nature has been trying to take back my garden.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 11 May 14:19:49

Was that not the march of the huorns, Barry? The huorns were trees that had become entish or ents that had become treeish. Nobody knows; nobody alive, that is. *smile* Great experiment! Bri

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Sat 11 May 14:59:35

I really like this Barry, the textures and colours are very nice.

Posted by Liezel Schultz on Sat 11 May 15:16:38

Great experimentation Barry, I love the result and those gorgeous colours.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 11 May 17:34:03

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11/05/2019

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Another mixed media experiment using watercolour, acrylic inks and Indian ink. I used cling film, salt, splatter and washing out to achieve the texture that I wanted and a variety of implements to make marks. I started of with a forest scene in mind and the idea of the forest claiming back the land came into my mind. The Indian ink trees were standing out which reminded me of the Ents in Lord of the Rings pulling up their roots and walking through the forest.

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Barry Hulme

I started painting in 2004, I am influenced by Wesson, Seago and many of the great masters, more recently I enjoy the work of Steve Hall, John Hoar and Alvaro Castignet to name but a few. I paint in a loose style and try to simplify as I can. The medium I enjoy most is watercolour but dabble with…

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