Welsh Cottage near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Snowdonia

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Naples yellow does not normally turn green with blue washes. Cottage and Bushes are various strengths of FU + BS, then do BS and NY various washes for foregound and flick some paint on with a toothbrush. All good fun!! Please have a go and let us see your painting.

Posted by David Pilgram on Mon 14 Feb 07:23:20

Idyllic David

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Mon 14 Feb 07:24:01

Really interesting to read your narrative and what a wonderful result

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 14 Feb 07:35:56

Thank you Heather

Posted by David Pilgram on Mon 14 Feb 07:36:57

Yes, you can adjust the shape of the cottage with dark bushes behind

Posted by David Pilgram on Mon 14 Feb 07:38:56

Lovely !!

Posted by Faye Patrick on Mon 14 Feb 07:59:38

What a superb painting - enjoyed reading your narrative also as it gives good insight into your painting method!

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 14 Feb 08:12:51

A lovely painting.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 14 Feb 08:30:37

A lovely painting and you taking us through the process is excellent.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 14 Feb 08:30:56

stunning

Posted by Judith Taylor on Mon 14 Feb 08:35:26

Beautiful David. Love the misty mountains.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 14 Feb 10:58:36

Thank you for your comments on the process. I love the painting too.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Mon 14 Feb 11:42:47

Lovely painting David .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 14 Feb 12:48:05

Excellent painting with the added bones of a lovely Welsh Cottage.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Mon 14 Feb 17:20:14

Lovely painting

Posted by Romila Datta on Mon 14 Feb 19:06:28

Beautifully done.

Posted by Chris Scott on Mon 14 Feb 19:08:23

Thank you everyone for your kind comments

Posted by David Pilgram on Tue 15 Feb 05:39:20

Beautiful David.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 15 Feb 11:28:52

Gorgeous, David - beautifully painted!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Tue 15 Feb 11:36:15

A really charming delicate painting

Posted by cecilia payne on Tue 15 Feb 15:14:59

Gorgeous palette. Will give it a go substituting Naples Yellow with something.

Posted by Norrette Moore on Tue 15 Feb 16:24:51

A beautiful example of watercolour used to perfection David!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 16 Feb 12:33:53

A superb piece, beautifully atmospheric, with wonderful contrasts of textured and quiet spaces and shapes. Excellent work.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 16 Feb 13:08:31

Again Thank you, Carole, Anne, Cecilia, Norrette, Fiona and Seok, your comments are always helpful

Posted by David Pilgram on Thu 17 Feb 06:49:44

Hang on Studio Wall

14/02/2022

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Watercolour 10" x 8" just three colours used here, French Ulta, Burnt Sienna and Naples Yellow. This cottage sits below the moutains of Moelwyns. After outline drawing i turned the paper on its side to do the sky (Naples Yellow first, half way down , then french Ultra either side and blending too the NY.) This is done down to the level of the the Burnt Sienna colour. While sky is wet i folded a piece of kitchen towel and dabbed out the shape of the cottage(triangle for gable end)

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David Pilgram is a Professional watercolour artist. He has exhibited, run courses and was guest artist on major cruise ships for many years(Saga and Fred Olsen) He demonstrated at the NEC, Birmingham and Published many articles for the`Leisure Painter` art magazine. He has Exhibited at:…

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