Watercolour commissions by Michael Edwards

Both are beautiful but this one is my favourite!

The first one was so immediate, as sketch would be, but this one is just lovely, Michael. I love the way the windmill sails stand out against the grey of the sky; in fact the sky is great.

Nice to see two versions, I think they both work well. i did an on site pencil sketch of Lytham windmill a few weeks ago. A few days later I showed it to a friend who said 'ah they have stil not repaired it then'. Apparently two of the sails had been ripped off in a storm some time ago. I must have been consentrating so much I failed to notice!

I love both versions Michael, this one is more polished but the other one has that 'of the moment' feel to it. I think version one does it for me, quick, non-fussy, and free-ness (if that's a word) about it.

Thanks all for your comments. Fiona - yes I do like the word 'freeness' It reminds me of another (non-existent) word with the opposite meaning which I was introduced to a few years back; 'presact' which is something I try to aviod in my work.

A different approach, but equally appealing. This one has a different atmosphere - the sky is definitely more foreboding! I like them both!

I prefer this one: beautifully lively and atmospheric.

Thanks Seok and Mia for taking the tims to comment