British Rail Tank Engine

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Superb work. The detail is beautifully captured, and the tonal work is excellent.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 12 Aug 07:34:08

Smashing drawing and good technical details added David.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Wed 12 Aug 09:36:34

Thank you both very much.

Posted by David Clark on Wed 12 Aug 19:22:25

Excellent detail David.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 12 Aug 21:42:43

Thanks Fiona, you're very kind.

Posted by David Clark on Wed 12 Aug 21:58:55

The detail is breathtaking your gallery is amazing

Posted by Ruthy flet on Fri 28 Aug 10:30:00

Thanks Ruthy - you're very kind

Posted by David Clark on Fri 28 Aug 14:07:25

Hang on Studio Wall

11/08/2015

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I'm only starting out, so when I pick something I like drawing or painting I tend to stick with it for a while. This is a tank engine - the difference between a locomotive and a tank engine is that a locomotive has a seperate tender with coal etc. while a tank engine carries that all by itself. Tank engines were generally smaller, and less powerful, and would have been used for less glamourous work, like pulling short branch line trains, shunting in yards etc. Charcoal on paper.

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David Clark

I've always drawn, but I never took Art as a subject at school, and I've never had any lessons or tuition. I've always doodled in idle moments, and sketched for my own amusement, but I never had the guts to try painting before 2015. I joined the Afan Nedd artists' group that summer, finally plucking…

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