Humble Bumble

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Yes a much more honourable subject than old scrap Fiona. :-). Beautiful

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 12 Nov 12:36:44

A lovely pastel Fiona, you have done a beautiful job of the bee

Posted by David Johns on Sat 12 Nov 13:02:32

Lovely tribute to the "humble" bee, Fiona. What a state they are in, we should look after them a lot better than we do.

Posted by Sharon Van Der Veen on Sat 12 Nov 13:53:26

A lovely loose and fresh feel to this Fiona, and I think the colours really stand out against the brown of the sugar paper!

Posted by Chandra Ward on Sat 12 Nov 14:36:33

Thank you Dennis, Kirstie, David, Sharon and Chandra very much for your comments.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 12 Nov 18:13:16

Beautiful work Fiona, it stands out in the gallery.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 12 Nov 19:07:18

You have taken nature and enhanced it, beautiful work Fiona.

Posted by Anonymous User on Sun 13 Nov 06:11:51

Lovely palette Fiona!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sun 13 Nov 06:52:16

Really delicate and very pretty Fiona, love the bumblies too!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 13 Nov 09:50:58

Lovely work really stands out

Posted by Glennis Weston on Sun 13 Nov 10:09:48

Margaret, Carol, Linda, Carole and Glennis....many thanks ladies, really glad you like it. I love bee's.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 13 Nov 13:33:56

Beautiful Fiona.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 13 Nov 16:14:06

Nothing humble about this. Fantastic

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 13 Nov 17:59:17

Thanks very much Sarah and Gudrun.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 13 Nov 18:36:32

Flower power, Fiona. Beeutiful :)

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 24 Nov 18:05:08

Thanks Peter!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 27 Nov 14:49:07

Very simple but very effective

Posted by DOROTHY WILSON on Tue 13 Mar 17:44:56

Hang on Studio Wall

12/11/2016

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16"x12" pastel on sugar paper. I'm rather fond of the bumble bee, I did this quick sketch from a photo I took of the Great Yellow Bumble Bee. Probably our rarest bee and can only be found in the Scottish Islands and in some small pockets along the north coast. I found this chap and many more, feeding amongst the Machar behind Strathnaver Museum. I haven't done it justice at all because it's a beautiful large bee and very fluffy, if you see one you will want to take it home with you and give it a name! lol It's also the 10th anniversary this year of the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust.

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