West coast mist - South Island A4 watercolour

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Lovely work Mike, wish I was there.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 10 Oct 13:03:08

Wonderfully delicate. Clever use of green.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 10 Oct 13:23:15

This lovely scene takes me back to the days when I used to go hiking on the West Coast.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 10 Oct 19:21:24

thank you all for the comments, - well worth the trip Stephen ? and this particular area of NZ is very scenic and green, Gudrun , as you move further south down the coastal road. Sandra , the Milford track was the furthest south I ever tramped - had 4 days on the track

Posted by Mike Capenerhurst on Tue 10 Oct 19:51:27

Hang on Studio Wall

10/10/2017

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travel the West coast of the South Island and view the rain forest - prevailing westerlies bring in rain laden clouds and this is the common view.

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Mike Capenerhurst

Born & lived in Leicester for 30 years before coming to NZ in 1965 with wife and family. Dropped art at school for more "useful" subjects. Interest resurrected upon arriving out here. Started with oils, moved to water colour some 20 years ago.. Have played with etching and like it. Primarily self…

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