Pied Flycatchers

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I think this is your best yet Paul and I love the background!

Posted by Christine Davies on Sun 30 Jun 22:29:12

Awh shucks! Thank you Christine!

Posted by Paul Hopkinson on Sun 30 Jun 23:01:05

Just perfect. Hope your customer pays you well.

Posted by Pat Harrison on Mon 01 Jul 06:22:06

I think the background sets it off really well. Great painting.

Posted by Dawn Broughton on Mon 01 Jul 09:00:21

Yes, it was the detailed background that stood out. Excellent painting.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 01 Jul 09:10:09

Beautiful painting Paul, I agree with all above comments.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 01 Jul 10:27:33

I agree with everyone as well Paul your rendering of tree bark and foliage is just as good as your work on the actual birds making for stunning work

Posted by Ros Patterson on Mon 01 Jul 13:06:49

Thank you Pat, Dawn, Gudrun, Carole and Ros. Yes Pat they will pay me for my time but I do need to start charging by the hour though....

Posted by Paul Hopkinson on Mon 01 Jul 18:44:03

Beautiful. I love the background too. Makes it more of a painting than a nature study and grounds the subject in its context. Lovely. Jx

Posted by JEAN LACEY on Mon 01 Jul 21:03:56

Absolutely beautiful,

Posted by karyl Quigley on Tue 02 Jul 10:04:50

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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Well finally finished (almost)...... The painting is finished but I have to paint the bird ring on the males right leg which I preferred to do after scanning it, requirement from the customer who is a bird ringer and this is a bird he put the ring on. :-) If this one works out well then I may sell copies of it so I thought leaving out the ring would be a better option. :-) This one was a challenge due to there being two birds and a complicated background, which as you all know a background is not something I don't normally paint. The time spend was roughly 17 hours in the odd hour or two here and there over the past three of weeks, Many stops and starts due to organising prints and cards for events. Sheesh, I need to give up my full time job and do this full time one day! Pied Flycatchers from my photo taken on the edge of Exmoor. Watercolour with white acrylic on SAA paper approx. A4 and plenty of fun! http://www.devonartist.co.uk/

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Paul Hopkinson

I am a full time professional artist and teach online from my Watercolour Wildlife School https://devonartist.co.uk/ I do love teaching by recording my videos of which I chat all the way through and my members there seem to like the way I teach. Here is a little about how I started within the…

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