Llyn Padarn and Dolbadarn Castle, Snowdonia, North Wales

8. Dolbadarn Castle, Snowdonia --Watercolour

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Excellent David

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 16 Nov 07:48:19

Excellent painting David and painted beautifully. Liking the limited pallet.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 16 Nov 08:43:47

Beautiful scenery, David, and perfectly painted. Love the limited colour palette.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Mon 16 Nov 08:53:37

Lovely, and really useful tips, thanks.

Posted by Sarah J Hathaway on Mon 16 Nov 11:02:59

Excellent painting, David - calm and beautiful.

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Mon 16 Nov 11:12:43

Thank everyone for your kind comments , it is very much appreciated. Yes Sarah, its always a pleasure to help other Artists, i was in the same position 30 years ago and am still learning!!!

Posted by David Pilgram on Mon 16 Nov 12:29:04

This is nice, good presentation of colours with limited palette.

Posted by Kwok Wai Chau on Mon 16 Nov 12:48:44

This is so beautifully tranquil David. Superb reflections, sense of distance and that amazing sky is so appealing.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 16 Nov 13:52:08

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16/11/2020

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20" x 27" watercolour. Colour; FU, RS, Brown M, Light R. This is a fairly limited palette. The distant mountain was a mix of the sky colours which will give a greyish colour and the greens were FU + RS. Light Red was dropped in, in the castle area to draw the eye. The reflections were done using the same colour as the element it is reflecting i.e the trees. The basic principles of reflections is `the darks get lighter and the lights get darker` of course this can vary due to sky and water colour.

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David Pilgram

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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