David’s Challenge

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I like the depth and distance which you have managed to create with those brush strokes or rather reed pen strokes..

Posted by Nandhini J Prasad on Sat 03 Mar 14:26:54

works very well Fiona its like that at the moment in Birmingham , I don't like it in reak life lol great painting

Posted by dennis roberts on Sat 03 Mar 14:33:00

Fiona that’s awesome!

Posted by Karen Hall on Sat 03 Mar 14:33:12

Wow...quality!

Posted by David Perry on Sat 03 Mar 14:40:59

That works very well

Posted by T H on Sat 03 Mar 14:44:16

This is actually lovely Fiona..a good result! Mine's a bit too minimal I think..lol

Posted by Louise Naimian on Sat 03 Mar 14:55:16

Wow...that's excellent, Fiona. About 5 minutes? Astonishing.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 03 Mar 15:07:04

Those sledges work so well, and the sky is gorgeous.

Posted by andre mulard on Sat 03 Mar 15:25:49

Wow Fiona, that is fantastic!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 03 Mar 15:32:21

Love that blue - but what was David's Challenge? I must have missed that!

Posted by Emma Price on Sat 03 Mar 15:35:41

Great stuff Fiona. I love the sky. Thanks for the lovely comment all your support is much appreciated.

Posted by Justin Twigg on Sat 03 Mar 15:41:25

It looks very good, Love the different shades of blue and the reed pen effects.

Posted by Annick Whitcombe on Sat 03 Mar 15:55:50

A very pleasing and expressive piece Fiona. I just love these reed pens and so glad that you've given them a go.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 03 Mar 16:02:03

Very effective, Fiona, I didn't realise you could achieve such lovely colours with blue Quink! - and reed pens produce a lovely variety of marks.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sat 03 Mar 16:13:14

Many thanks to you all for taking the time to comment, I always appreciate it. Emma, David set the challenge on the forum.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 03 Mar 16:24:47

Very impressionistic and like the blue!

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 03 Mar 16:24:51

Yep a cracker Fiona

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 03 Mar 16:36:58

That is a Wow Fiona

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sat 03 Mar 16:45:35

Maximum impact ... minimalist? No way!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sat 03 Mar 16:49:23

Love it fantastic colours 😃

Posted by Linda Drury on Sat 03 Mar 16:54:33

Lovely effects, I know what to do with my blue ink now, that is superb.

Posted by Lesley Hardy on Sat 03 Mar 18:20:59

Thank you once again for your lovey comments everyone. I nearly put it in the bin because it was so messy.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 03 Mar 18:30:30

Brilliant piece Fiona. Why do we need brushes?

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 03 Mar 18:44:23

Great! Simple, but it says it all!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sat 03 Mar 18:45:46

This is brilliant, love it.

Posted by Chris Tierney on Sat 03 Mar 18:48:45

Wonderful sketch Fiona, nice change to have the blues.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Sat 03 Mar 18:59:31

Lovely and lively Fiona, great marks in 5mins!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 03 Mar 19:14:38

I LOVE this!

Posted by C P on Sat 03 Mar 19:32:58

Very brilliant painting, Fiona.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 03 Mar 20:53:40

Wow,, this is awesome Fiona. Can't believe you have said so much with one colour. So much energy. Have you worked like is before? Please will you do more!!

Posted by Georgina Potter on Sat 03 Mar 21:17:46

A lot of action here Fiona....some lovely relaxed strokes....

Posted by Guy Marrett on Sun 04 Mar 06:44:44

I too don't know what the challenge was but you must have lived up to it. I love this!

Posted on Sun 04 Mar 08:18:11

Wow Fiona's, I think you have definitely won this challenge, this is fabulous😀

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 04 Mar 09:20:42

Blimey, thank you.....you are such a generous lot X Georgina I’ve done a few.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 04 Mar 11:41:15

Hang on Studio Wall

03/03/2018

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12”x9” blue Quink ink on watercolour paper, followed Alan’s example and cut myself a reed pen. Not very minimalist but it only took me 5 minutes or so to do, it’s more splodges and squiggles. We haven’t really had any snow only on the hills, which are hidden under a heavy sky at the moment. I can only see the bottoms of the hills which do have snow!

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