Macclesfield Canal, Middlewood, Winter

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Looks good to me David. I often feel my quickies work better than my ‘proper’ ones.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 03 Nov 11:24:49

Thank you, Stephen. Yes, the immediacy of a quick sketch often appeals more than a considered painting. Like many others, I prefer Constable's sketches to his "proper" ones.

Posted by David Whitehead on Thu 03 Nov 11:56:19

Really like your limited colour palette, all those rusty browns work really well against the white and pale blue

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 03 Nov 12:03:17

Thank you, Heather. Just my usual default palette of 3 colours - different mixes of ultramarine, raw & burnt siennas, plus white paper, of course - the most impressive and cheapest pigment.

Posted by David Whitehead on Thu 03 Nov 14:40:38

Lovely sketch!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Thu 03 Nov 17:20:45

Superb.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 03 Nov 17:40:47

Thank you, Linda & Paul, much appreciated.

Posted by David Whitehead on Fri 04 Nov 09:31:23

A super comparison to your other painting. Love it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 04 Nov 11:54:56

Love the winter mood.

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Fri 04 Nov 12:32:07

Thank you, Spencer and Sunil, glad you like it.

Posted by David Whitehead on Sun 06 Nov 17:15:54

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03/11/2022

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Macclesfield Canal, Middlewood, Winter. A quick tonal Colour Trial on cartridge paper from my original ink sketch, using the method described in my Leisure Painter article (Feb 2021) and my book “A Painter’s Dozen”.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, 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…

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