Sun on the Blackshore, ink sketch by David Whitehead

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Thank you both for those compliments. I'm always pleasantly surprised when a mood is successfully conveyed in a monochrome sketch. I remember finding the simple ink sketches in Arthur Ransome's books really evocative.

Hang on Studio Wall
16/12/2019
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And here’s the original ink sketch, kept as such by painting Colour Trials on cartridge paper computer prints from it.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the brush to…

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