Villa Mirabello, Monza Park by Kim Sommerschield

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Charming watercolour, Kim. Love the colours and the story of this beautiful building.

Posted by Jane Adams on Tue 26 Feb 16:57:28

Lovely watercolour Kim. I like the way you have implied the detail, rather than over working it.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 26 Feb 18:35:58

Beautiful work Kim! You have such a delicate touch with your brush and colours.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Wed 27 Feb 07:20:02

I envy your loose style Kim - great.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Thu 28 Feb 07:03:42

Brilliant! This actually looks as if it could have come straight out of one of Charles Reid's books and that is meant as a huge compliment I assure you. However, I know that you don't really know or follow his work and this is completely your own style so I can only think that great impressionistic watercolourists think alike! I wish I could think like that - very envious of your skill.

Posted by Thea Cable on Thu 28 Feb 10:31:38

Thanks to you all. I submitted this painting to a plein air competition last year and they inflicted a 2nd prize on me, which was a nice surprise. Thea: I've seen Reid's work of course (not least thanks to your encouragement!). There's has always been a stylistic convergence between us. But he's a master, a true master, so there any similarity ends!

Posted by Kim Sommerschield on Thu 28 Feb 11:06:47

Agree with above comments, you have not overdone the details in this obviously lovely villa, what you have shown is just enough

Posted by Ros Patterson on Fri 01 Mar 19:23:00

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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There are several fine villas in Monza's huge park (which also contains a certain race track). They're all decaying (dis)gracefully like the rest of us. The difference is that if we throw some money at the buildings they can be saved. I suspect the same doesn't apply to us...