Ripples Never Come Back

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The chosen palette and your technique make this very expressive.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Mon 30 May 09:47:02

Excellent Kathy. Colours are great. Love the reflections and ripples in the water. Wonder if the lad is contemplating some mischief!

Posted by Adele Elgood on Mon 30 May 11:19:43

I was immediately captured by this image and the song reference which is a favourite of mine.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Tue 13 Apr 22:56:25

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30/05/2016

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This image was taken from a photo of a boy deep in thought. The ripples on the water represent those thoughts. It was painted and drawn using Inktense water colour pencils over a gesso under painting. I used sandpaper to bring out the highlights and to add texture.

About the Artist

Kathy Gales

As a very young girl at school I remember painting a picture of a boat on the sea. It was probably just a red and blue splodge but I was commended for it and from then on I fell in love with trying to make recognisable images. My early work was mostly detailed drawings but later I started to…

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