Messing about

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P do like the looseness of this Dixie.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 23 Jun 11:00:14

Full of spontaneity!

Posted by Mia Ketels on Fri 23 Jun 11:28:48

It looks like a cloud of mist rolling in, quite atmospheric Paul.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 23 Jun 11:33:15

Lovely messing about!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 23 Jun 11:44:25

Very good Paul; I really like the mistiness. I hope your arm is less painful now, and that you are on the mend.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Fri 23 Jun 11:53:38

I agree, rather a lovely misty effect and looks like it took a lot longer than 15 minutes! Sometimes the unplanned works well as it has here.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 23 Jun 12:01:02

Sometimes you just need to splash some paint on some paper and see what develops. Good result for 15 minutes.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Fri 23 Jun 12:17:50

A pretty good mist effect. Yes, watercolour drying quickly at the moment.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 23 Jun 12:18:03

Lovely misty effect.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 23 Jun 12:25:21

Your messing about is very Good Paul, well done.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 23 Jun 12:43:19

Thank you all for your kind comments. I think it’s a case of painting early or later in the day when it’s cooler, I usually try to work mid morning but it’s been to hot even them . Probably best to do some sketching and setting up painting for the future.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 23 Jun 13:01:38

A great piece of messing about! A lovely composition with mist over the water and distant trees.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 23 Jun 15:07:19

Looks like a great 15mins of fun Paul, luckily for me its much cooler here today.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Fri 23 Jun 15:34:57

Lovely use of colour.

Posted by Ross Cameron on Fri 23 Jun 22:03:30

Spencer , Val and Ross thank you for your comment I appreciate them.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 24 Jun 06:52:50

Very effective.

Posted by Kit Domino on Sat 24 Jun 11:21:45

Many thanks for your comment Kit.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 24 Jun 12:55:48

Thank you coral.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 26 Jun 17:23:13

Hang on Studio Wall

23/06/2023

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I’m finding it’s to hot to watercolour paint it dries before you can blend it or get any decent amount on the paper. In frustration I soaked a sheet of A4 watercolour paper and let drain for a while, once it lost the shine from the water I just added layers of colour and let them do there own thing as it dried (very quickly) I was able to do a little more detail . Not a particularly good painting nut fun to do in 15 minutes.

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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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