Orwell Reflections by David Whitehead

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Super painting.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sun 19 Jul 20:11:26

Great use of a minimal colour palette, like this a lot

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 20 Jul 06:29:54

Super pen & wash David. A great subject, lovely washes and the limited palette has worked really well.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 20 Jul 11:38:57

Thank you, Stephen, Heather and Fiona, for your supportive comments. Experimenting can often be more fun than portraying a real scene, can't it?

Posted by David Whitehead on Mon 20 Jul 12:24:32

Like this a lot and it’s fun using only those two colours - a successful experiment

Posted by Christine Rogan on Mon 20 Jul 21:15:02

Thanks, Christine, for taking the time to comment so positively.

Posted by David Whitehead on Tue 21 Jul 06:22:46

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19/07/2026

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Orwell Reflections – Pen and wash. An imaginary scene, composed from several small sketches made on my last trip to Pin Mill in Suffolk. An experiment in using just French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna.

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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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