The Little Dipper

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I was very impressed with "The litle Dipper."I saw one on Wales by a running stream. It is a great painting,weldone! Neville Hayes

Posted by Neville Hayes on Fri 14 Jan 17:26:54

Very effective work Ian, I really like this!

Posted by Paul Beattie on Fri 14 Jan 20:50:53

Wonderful birds, too. Your painting has captured this chap well; an attractive image.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sat 15 Jan 17:16:22

Wonderful painting .

Posted by william Dennis on Wed 19 Jan 01:51:02

Another littel gem Ian, love those delicate legs and claws, one of the secrets to really good bird paintings, love how it is looking out over the sea and waves, great rocks as well

Posted by Ros Patterson on Fri 01 Mar 19:28:35

Love this! You've caught that perky attitude.

Posted by Emma Price on Sat 26 May 13:17:22

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Acrylic on Paper 14" x 10" ish. Inspiration born after seeing a dipper flying up the river on one of my regular routes 'around the circuit'. I decided to use acrylics rather than oils as I wanted really fast drying and wanted a finished painting within the day (I was really keyed up for this...) However due to the pressures of family life it took me two days instead. Interestingly I used a mixture of both Series 3 and Atelier Interactive and am quite pleased with the result.

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Ian Black

Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…

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