The Gentle Windrush

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Beautifully painted.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 16 Sep 04:53:17

Peaceful, soft, serene ❤️

Posted by Beatrice Cloake on Thu 16 Sep 05:41:33

I agree, so calm peaceful and beautiful.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 16 Sep 05:50:29

So delicately painted, a great example of a light touch working well

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 16 Sep 06:54:17

It a beautiful landscape John , I’m not surprised it was snatch up , lucky relative .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 16 Sep 07:36:07

Exquisite.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 16 Sep 08:06:26

I'm not surprised your relative claimed it John! I love it. A super, soft, atmospheric watercolour that looks and feels very natural. Very well done.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 16 Sep 08:56:25

How beautiful.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Thu 16 Sep 10:03:23

Simply gorgeous John.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 16 Sep 18:58:53

Well painted John.

Posted by George Cutter on Thu 16 Sep 19:57:19

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. With regard to the 'cough-drop' watercolour box, it was an idea I found on YouTube. There are one or two similar videos. Finding the cough=drop tin can be the stumbling block these days, but a chemist is the obvious starting place. Don't eat all the cough-drops at once, just to empty the tin! Thanks again folks; your opinions are valued and welcome. Regards John

Posted by John Walker on Fri 17 Sep 10:30:47

Hang on Studio Wall

15/09/2021

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Watercolour 25cm x 12cm approx. Winsor & Newton on Arches 140lb. Painted en plein air, with a box of primaries, housed in a 'cough-drop' tin! It is in the possession of one of my relatives who 'claimed it', as soon as she saw it. Hope she still likes it!

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John Walker

I have painted most of my life. Childhood Christmases usually found a box of watercolours in my 'stocking'. I left school in 1954 and within 6 months I had enlisted in the Royal Navy, starting at the infamous HMS Ganges, near Shotley, Suffolk. Artists country yes, but no time for such things while…

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