Old Quarry, now Nature Reserve

Old Quarry, now Nature Reserve
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Lovely work Holger, like this very much

Super watercolour Holger, the water is done really well, it looks clear and deep, as it often is in quarries.

Good subject, nicely painted. Like the way you understated the otherwise intrusive motorway activity.

Thank you for the comments John, Fiona and Willie. Yes it was that tension between the quiet clear and deep water and the road & rail passing almost above it, that motivated me to paint this.

Posted by Holger . on Sun 21 Aug 20:04:42

The translucency of the water is impressive Diana

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21/08/2016
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Often passed by this on a frequent business trip. This week took the time for a stop. The break was worth while. From memory and some smartphone snapshots I took, Watercolour 42x52

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Holger .

I am a hobby painter. I try to capture my impressions of the landscape, the atmosphere and a little bit the inner of my self. Being an engineer in the automotive industry, I enjoy it very much to switch to something totally different. On my business travels to UK I detected leisure painter…

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