View from a skyscraper

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I know what you mean Dorothy about being out of your comfort zone painting buildings and architecture, but its a great learning curb, I think you have coped really well with this scene, I like your ink work with the watercolour it works so well In these kind of paintings.

Posted by Linda Drury on Mon 28 May 18:04:51

Wonderful view Dorothy, lovely work.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 28 May 18:06:28

Gosh Dorothy that is so good, your perspective is great. I keep promising myself that I must do something like this for a change but never seem to manage it!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 28 May 19:35:06

You’ve captured it perfectly, Dorothy.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Tue 29 May 07:39:42

This is great...and I know how you feel about learning curves...in a sky scraper??? Wow! I get vertigo if I dare to wear heels above an inch!!! Lovely work, well done!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 29 May 15:24:39

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I may do another one when I have time as a finished painting.

Posted by DOROTHY WILSON on Mon 04 Jun 23:11:47

Hang on Studio Wall

28/05/2018

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I had a friend who lived in a skyscraper flat and I took some photos from her balcony. The view shows the small street leading up to our Castlegate and from there to the main thouroughfare of Union Street. It was a difficult painting to do and really outside my comfort zone but I enjoyed doing it. My paintings of the town centre all have a greyish look because they were built with granite and we are known as the Granite City. Watercolour and ink

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DOROTHY WILSON

I have been very interested in art since I was a small child and spent many happy hours drawing and painting all through my life. It is something which I would have liked to have progressed with further but as so often happens, ordinary life took over. However, I am a creative person and from my…

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