Nome

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Very clever use of the medium - less is so much more in this superb water colour

Posted by lynne whitfield on Sun 21 Feb 10:29:36

Superb Nancy a lovely piece

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sun 21 Feb 11:09:34

The eyes are speaking to me. A stunning watercolour,as said less is more in this piece.

Posted by andre mulard on Sun 21 Feb 13:26:37

Beautifully painted Nancy, so understated but perfectly rendered.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 21 Feb 13:50:43

Stunning watercolour, Nancy, much expressive.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 21 Feb 16:18:20

I love the eyes... It's all about the eyes..

Posted by Alan Benton on Sun 21 Feb 16:35:06

Lovely drippy watercolour such gorgeous eyes

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 21 Feb 18:03:40

Thank you everyone for such nice kind comments. Thanks for encouragement, I am still unsure if more color should be added, behind the ears....beside the right ear....he is on a sofa bed, does this matter? to be defined some...

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Sun 21 Feb 22:35:02

Lovely as it is Nancy!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 22 Feb 08:52:31

Thank you Carole, i really want to mess with it, but I will refrain. It is a gift to my sister( her birthday is in March) I am happy that I got his eyes and his expression.......I just have to try some more paintings

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Mon 22 Feb 09:28:07

Fabulous painting Nancy...eyes are beautiful and lift the whole work... Also love your gallery...the colours are fantastic...inspiring me to try and work a lot looser...thank you!

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Mon 22 Feb 11:38:21

Gorgeous painting and masterful use of watercolour!

Posted by Lisa Shearing on Mon 22 Feb 16:09:55

Thank you Sylvia and Lisa, your kind words make my day. :)

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Mon 22 Feb 19:34:50

Lively and full of immediacy, with a superb palette and wonderful merging of washes.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 24 Feb 06:09:52

Thank you Seok, your comments are So appreciated!

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Wed 24 Feb 07:47:52

You use the medium so well. Beautiful use of colour yet you have achieved a very convincing portrait. Smashing!

Posted by Philip Rogers on Fri 11 Mar 10:15:32

Thank you Philip, really appreciate your comment!

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Fri 15 Apr 07:37:12

Love the colour palette!

Posted by Tim Brown on Fri 28 Sep 04:02:43

Hang on Studio Wall

21/02/2016

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watercolor, my sisters big goofy Chinook dog, named Nome, a watercolor sketch at this point, trying for something loose and quick to capture his sweetness ...to keep the portrait fresh and not laboured, any suggestions? will try this again, and my other sisters dog too....soon....

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Nancy Farrar Coughlin

I have recently escaped to the coast, to Grays Harbor in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. I love nature, being outdoors, the ocean as well as the woods. I am grateful for life, after a ruptured appendix and a year of healing recently; I am treasuring every day! It was time to move…

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