Mist on the Mersey

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Another good one, Paul! Your "accident" has done no harm to the painting!!!

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 26 Jan 16:37:41

I was just going to say the same as David! I also thought it was an oil!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sun 26 Jan 16:46:30

Definitely a happy accident that one mate, the mist/fog effect works really well!

Posted by Anthony Knight on Sun 26 Jan 17:08:50

This has turned out wonderfully well after your "happy accident", Paul - it's super!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sun 26 Jan 17:14:13

Love the colours in this.!

Posted by valerie harper on Sun 26 Jan 17:17:14

Looks very effective Paul.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 26 Jan 17:22:27

Looks good

Posted by Cairistiona Baker on Sun 26 Jan 17:24:51

After the mishap this has turned out so well Paul.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sun 26 Jan 17:28:55

Makes a very good painting Paul.

Posted by George Cutter on Sun 26 Jan 17:48:47

Thank all for your very kind comments , I’m warming to it now but was really unsure about how it looked as all I could see was the painting I originally wanted.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 26 Jan 18:07:04

A very effective misty look Dixie, accident or not! Works well.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sun 26 Jan 19:00:36

It's really lovely Paul. Very atmospheric.

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Sun 26 Jan 19:14:53

Memories….

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Sun 26 Jan 19:24:31

Thank you so much Tessa , Sarah and Sylvia. I do hope they are lovely memories Sylvia, maybe I could change the name to Sylvia trips down the Mersey .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 26 Jan 19:29:20

What a success Paul! Love the effect, try it again?

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 26 Jan 20:53:44

Thanks Fiona, I think it’s something I will use again as it seems to be very effective. Sometimes we think of thing in desperation and they are more successful than we could have imagined, normally I would be worried about the result , nothing to loose I thought and gained more.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 26 Jan 21:09:40

Nice effect Paul😊

Posted by Rupert Downes on Sun 26 Jan 21:16:09

Excellent work Paul.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sun 26 Jan 22:24:11

After the happy accident you have got a super atmospheric painting the use of pastel over the picture is the icing on the cake well done!

Posted by Gillian Cooke on Mon 27 Jan 00:13:35

Happy accident - very good effect Paul.

Posted by John Kinsella on Mon 27 Jan 00:59:01

I like the misty effect you’ve achieved Paul.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Mon 27 Jan 07:48:24

Gloriously misty Paul

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 27 Jan 08:01:02

Well we all know how to improve our paintings now Paul! Lovely work

Posted by Frank Bingley on Mon 27 Jan 08:27:27

Thank you all for your kind comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 27 Jan 08:58:40

Very effective mist Dixie

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Mon 27 Jan 09:28:42

Thanks Martin .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 27 Jan 09:32:46

Very effective, Paul.

Posted by Linda Mauldon on Mon 27 Jan 10:39:39

Thank you for you kind comment Linda

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 27 Jan 11:12:42

A happy accident but worked out well!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Mon 27 Jan 13:37:53

Thank you Christine.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 27 Jan 14:19:23

The misty effect has worked well Paul.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Mon 27 Jan 22:16:15

Great misty effect Paul.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 28 Jan 02:07:18

Diane and Sandra thank you for you kind comments, I really pleased with the outcome now that I’ve got over the frustration . I will use the same technique again but without dropping the pallet on the painting first.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 28 Jan 09:01:40

It's turned out so well Paul, love the colours and the atmosphere

Posted by Cheryl Allen on Tue 28 Jan 19:07:52

Thank you Cheryl.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 28 Jan 19:24:04

Hang on Studio Wall

26/01/2025

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A4 watercolour in A3 mount , I stared this a few days ago and it’s one of my between other paintings as I like to have a couple on the go . I originally planned for it to be an early evening setting with the buildings in the background as dark images, just as I was putting the final details on the tug and ferry I had a bit of a disaster. I inadvertently pick up the pallet with the wrong and pop upside down on the painting cleaned most off . Used a white pastel rubbed over to get the mist effect.

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I have sketched most of my life on and off I became interested in watercolour following a spinal injury whilst in hospital but did not follow it up. My eldest daughter bought me a beautiful wooden box set of half pans about twenty five years ago I dabbled on and off until retirement twelve years…

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