Barni

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Good use of negative space and lovely rendition of shapes, Paul.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 04 Jul 13:48:05

A good one, Paul!!

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 04 Jul 14:02:59

Many thanks Seok and David for your comments they are always appreciated.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 14:41:41

Beautiful Paul, reminds of a holiday a few years ago on Islay when we had a memorable encounter with a barn owl at dusk.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 04 Jul 14:43:54

Lovely, Paul!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Mon 04 Jul 15:04:59

Wonderful birds. This is beautifully drawn Dixie, the pose just right.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 04 Jul 15:16:11

Lovely barn owl Paul 🦉

Posted by Faye Patrick on Mon 04 Jul 15:32:20

A delight!

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 04 Jul 15:34:44

Barni BarnOwl. Nice .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 04 Jul 15:42:44

Val, Anne, Lew, Faye, Heather and Sylvia thank you for your very kind comments. They are beautiful creatures I think barn owl in particular are the most photogenic of the owls , my favourite is the tawny owl only because I reared on that was lost , it stayed with me for six month then decided to leave home.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 15:50:45

I really like the way you have painted the barn owl by using negative space.

Posted by David Williams on Mon 04 Jul 17:08:09

Thank you David , it felt the right way to paint it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 17:26:13

Another lovely watercolour Dixie. I love the subtle background.

Posted by Mark Annison on Mon 04 Jul 17:32:53

Thank you Mark for taking the time to look and comment it’s appreciated.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 17:33:47

This is a lovely watercolour Paul.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 04 Jul 18:06:27

Thanks Denise for your kind comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 18:37:20

This is fab Paul. Agree with Lewis. Great pose. I also like the subtle forest.😀

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Mon 04 Jul 18:50:42

A great barn owl Paul.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 04 Jul 19:10:34

Pauline and Spencer thank you for your kind comments they are appreciated a lot.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 19:21:02

Great movement Paul in this lovely owl, the background is good too x

Posted by Katy Dean on Mon 04 Jul 19:43:43

Thank you Katy.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 20:22:13

Very nice

Posted by Romila Datta on Mon 04 Jul 20:44:39

Thank you Romila.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 04 Jul 20:52:01

I like the way you have painted this , lovely soft colours.

Posted by valerie harper on Mon 04 Jul 21:27:15

Thank you Valerie, I was hoping the light colours showed the softness of the owl as their colouring is almost translucent.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 05 Jul 07:21:55

Hang on Studio Wall

04/07/2022

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A4 watercolour on Bockingford paper. Tyto alba : barn owl in the early evening quartering the ground looking for dinner. A imaginary scene but a very common one, used a photo taken at Smalldean farm where the NT Ranger store there equipment. There is a nest box in the 300 year old barn that is monitored with a camera linked to a pc. Parents often seen in the early morning and evenings in the timber yard or field margined.

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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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