Margam Castle

Margam Castle
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Beautiful David work of a very high standard

Smashing drawing and tonal work David. Good balance from near to far.

Thanks gents.

Wow David, there has some thought and patience gone into this drawing it is a lovely building well drawn. I'm afraid when I've tried charcoal drawing I've always finished up with more charcoal on me than on the paper, but after seeing this and your other brilliant charcoal drawings I will have to try again.

Thanks Barbara. Getting your fingers all covered in charcoal is all part of the process! Well. I don't know how to avoid it, anyway! I use paper tortillions for blending, but even then there are times when your finger can do the job so much better.

Great drawing David, I like the others in your gallery too.

Thank you Carole

Hang on Studio Wall
12/08/2015
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I love impressive Victorian/ Edwardian architecture. Margam Park is just a couple of miles down the road from my home. It was built for the Talbot family, who were related to Henry Fox Talbot the photography pioneer, and he photographed the castle on several occasions. 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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