Collared Doves

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Lovely birds, and a very fine rendition of them. (We used to have a couple in our garden, until a trio of wood pigeons took over...the collared doves found somewhere else).

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 10 Sep 10:34:41

Beautifully painted, as always, John.

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Sun 10 Sep 13:32:47

Smashing - assume a watercolour - like the way you've painted their feathers

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 10 Sep 13:58:20

Love how you have portrayed the softness and the textures so beautifully John. Such lovely details here.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 10 Sep 14:03:38

Thank you all very much, and Yes Heather.... it is watercolour.

Posted by John Johnston on Sun 10 Sep 16:48:44

A beautiful, delicate study of the doves.

Posted by Lynn Parkins on Mon 11 Sep 12:45:27

This is a joy to look at!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Mon 11 Sep 15:09:14

Beautifully painted. A lovely piece of work John.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 12 Sep 14:55:31

Thank you Lynn, Diane and Spencer.

Posted by John Johnston on Wed 27 Sep 16:38:14

Hang on Studio Wall

10/09/2023

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This pair of Collared Doves spend a lot of time cooing and smooching on top of my pergola. They're a joy to watch.

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John Johnston

I am a very late starter, beginning my art journey almost by accident in my mid-fifty's. Fully self-taught I am very much a jack of all trades and master of none as I dabble in various media. My go-to preference is graphite, where I aim for (but never achieve) realism and second to that I'm also a…

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