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Macclesfield Canal, Middlewood, Winter by David Whitehead

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

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.

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

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.

Lovely sketch!

Thank you, Linda & Paul, much appreciated.

Love the winter mood.

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

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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, 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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