Stoneywell

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I know Stonywell I've been there a few times, you have captured its quirkiness perfect.well done.

Posted by Mick Whatley on Thu 12 Dec 17:02:59

What a fabulous looking place and a lovely painting of it .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 12 Dec 17:18:25

Really good Frank.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 12 Dec 19:19:55

Lovely painting of this beautiful cottage and garden. Well done.

Posted by Linda Mauldon on Thu 12 Dec 19:37:42

Beautifully painted, Frank and full of sunshine!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Thu 12 Dec 19:52:42

Really interesting cottage, beautifully painted.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 12 Dec 20:16:39

Great painting, should grace any wall

Posted by Trevor Wick on Thu 12 Dec 21:29:22

It belongs in a fairytale Frank. I admire your handling of gouache, I still fight shy of it.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 12 Dec 22:12:53

I like the use of gouache in this way, it give a terrific look to the piece.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Fri 13 Dec 03:15:12

Don't know this place, what a super characterful building. Gouache is working really well for you Frank. Fine work.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 13 Dec 07:25:29

What a special looking place, Frank! Almost a hobbit habitation!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 13 Dec 07:40:31

Thanks everyone for stopping to comment - it really is appreciated. This has been slow to evolve, but one of the rare times I’ve been able to paint loose despite all the detail.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Fri 13 Dec 08:22:53

A lovely painting, have never been, looks enchanting

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 13 Dec 08:41:22

I admire how you use gouache Frank, you are able to convey texture and depth in the application so well. My own feeble attempts have always looked washed out. It’s a beautiful painting of a fabulous subject……I particularly like the sky.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 13 Dec 15:40:17

Great piece Frank - I'd love to live here!

Posted by Guy Bailey on Fri 13 Dec 17:51:38

A super painting Frank.

Posted by Chris Scott on Fri 13 Dec 18:52:08

A super painting Frank; I love the way you have used the gouache. Beautiful!

Posted by Karen Lewis on Sat 14 Dec 08:01:20

This is really great Frank. Love your use of colour.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 14 Dec 21:14:09

Beautiful study Frank

Posted by Alan Taylor on Mon 16 Dec 08:15:19

Wonderful painting Frank.

Posted by Willie Drea on Mon 16 Dec 14:40:12

Hang on Studio Wall

12/12/2024

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We very much enjoyed our visit last summer to this quirky cottage built into the hillside in Leicestershire. I’ve used gouache quite liberally in this painting, hardly watering it down at all. 15x20cm on Winsor & Newton 250gsm mixed media paper.

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Frank Bingley

I've had very little tuition over the years except for a two year course during the late 1990s in watercolour. Since retirement in 2012, I now have time to pursue my love of painting. In recent years I have ventured into linoprinting, acrylics , oils and gouache. Gouache is fast becoming my…

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