Ravenglass by David Whitehead

Comments

Works so well with the limited palette!

A wonderful watercolour and ink sketch

You've caught the character of the buildings beautifully David, nice sketch

Thank you all so much for those encouraging comments.

I love the balance of colour and pen, really effective.

This is really nice, a great sketch, the limited palette is perfect. I've been there and I recognised it immediately,

Thank you Lynda and Anne for those compliments.

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18/06/2026
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Ravenglass. Watercolour added to an old ink sketch done on a sketching trip to Cumbria. Limited palette of just secondary blue/purple and yellow/brown mixes.

About the Artist
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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