Ash Keys

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A Fiona explosion, with great seasonal colours.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 17 Oct 19:50:23

Yes that Fiona magic spellbinding every time

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 17 Oct 20:44:11

Lovely, lively work Fiona.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Mon 17 Oct 20:55:31

makes no difference it works very well ive given up on rules way back , I go on instinct. Any way whats happening with that little green and yeller feller .lol

Posted by dennis roberts on Mon 17 Oct 21:01:17

Lovely loose interpretation.

Posted by Brian Parnell on Mon 17 Oct 21:08:59

It's an amazing tree Fiona! Your skill spills out of the image. It's fabulous. My attempts at trees just don't quite develop like that.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 17 Oct 21:12:20

Very beautiful tree, Fiona, i like much the loose foliage and your palette.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 17 Oct 22:24:12

Great colour..

Posted by Peter Loft on Mon 17 Oct 22:59:30

Beautiful

Posted by T H on Mon 17 Oct 23:09:02

It's a fine piece Fiona the foliage on the tree is handled beautifully ,the trunk to me just needs a couple of lighter dots and dashes that's where a touch of gouache becomes our friend 😊( I do it , now and then ) Either way lovely stuff

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Tue 18 Oct 06:21:27

Such good brush work and colour Fiona!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Tue 18 Oct 08:40:50

Many thanks everyone for your comments! The little fella's doing great Dennis. Thanks for the tip Dermot, I will invest in a tube for occasions such as this.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 18 Oct 11:02:55

Beautiful Autumn scene, love the tree Fi!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 18 Oct 11:29:01

lovely Fiona, love your quick sketches, I have tried quick loose ones and they always turn out as a blob. LOL.

Posted by David Johns on Tue 18 Oct 12:10:46

Lovely Fiona.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 18 Oct 12:54:34

Who wants a sky when they can have this marvellous tree?

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 18 Oct 13:03:58

Lovely and loose

Posted by Ruthy flet on Tue 18 Oct 15:04:03

Beautiful Autumn colours, Fiona. I so wish I could paint trees!

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Tue 18 Oct 17:51:45

Thanks very much Carole, David, Margaret, Ruthy, Ellen...I wish I could paint tree's too Ellen...lol!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 18 Oct 18:47:52

Thank you Fiona for your kind comments on my latest and also for the lemon yellow and black combo Must give that a go also as I remember an artist over here used it to great effect ; I was brought up old school never use blacks I shouldn't have listened😊

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Wed 19 Oct 07:06:26

Hi Dermot, I don't use black either but I know some artists do, the colour mix I mentioned with Lemon yellow was with Paynes Grey....makes a good green of different strengths. Thank you for your response.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 19 Oct 13:02:05

Hang on Studio Wall

17/10/2016

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A very, very quick sketch (it wasn't very warm) in the sketch book of an Ash tree at the bottom of the garden. It's at the in-between stage of the last of the summer green, early autumn yellow foliage and it's covered with Ash keys.....which I have tried to describe loosely with darker areas. I've made a terrible job of the trunk and I didn't even put a sky wash in! lol

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