Iris

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Beautiful detail Paul.

Fabulous Paul, that veining is extra special

Saw this on the Forum, Dixie, lovely and delicate.

Nice work, Dixie.

Beautifully painted Paul, love the extra attention to detail.

Beautifully painted Dixie, great detail.

Very Beautiful Paul, the detail is fantastic. Well painted and well observed.

Great colours and detail Paul.

Thank you all for your very kind comments, they are very much appreciated.

Very delicate and lovely.

Beautiful papery petals Paul, an effect difficult to achieve.

Thank you Marjorie and Fiona for you comments they mean a lot to me. The petals were fun to do Fiona, I think the thin colour with the darker veining is what achieved the effect. The veins took quite some time, trying not to shake with a very fine brush.

Lovely painting there Paul, very delicate colours.

beautiful, lot of details, good job

Beautiful painting of an iris.

Thanks Bill, Romila and Christine, for you kind comments, I don’t often paint flowers but find it quite relaxing when I do.

This is wonderful Paul, so delicate.

Wonderful detail, so delicate.

Thank you Ceri and Lynn for you comments they are appreciated very much.

Beautiful Paul, the detailing on those petals are genius, a beautiful trio of colours too that harmonise with each other.. top work our chap !

Thank you Dermot and Tony for your very kind comments.

Very delicate !

Very good work Paul. Great composition and colours.

Delicate, beautiful with lovely detail Paul, great work.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Come to look at your gallery and found this beautiful Iris. Fabulous veining. What brush did you use? I used a 10/0 brush when i painted an Iris.

Posted by Nerys B on Fri 16 Oct 23:02:02
Hang on Studio Wall
19/01/2020
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A5 watercolour of my favourite flower, for the daily challenge.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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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