Crackington Haven

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This is good Peter, I see what you mean about the paper, but it still looks good.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Sun 15 May 17:44:12

Shame about the paper Peter but it a great sketch to do an oil or watercolour from.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 15 May 18:59:36

The hills / cliffs work well and the colours look very realistic. I use the reverse side of canson paper as I find the 'real' side too rough.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sun 15 May 19:25:56

That sounds like a good tip Stephen. Thanks. My thanks also to Adele and Fiona. I've more stories to tell of my adventures today in my next blog.

Posted by Pete Batho on Sun 15 May 20:05:47

Oh goodie, I'll put the kettle on Peter!!lol

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 15 May 20:29:39

Gorgeous colours, makes me want to try pastel again Peter.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 16 May 12:53:26

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15/05/2016

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Crackington Haven. Yet another outing today. This Plein Air sketch is Crackington Haven. Pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper 32cm x 24cm. I must admit I struggled with this paper to try and get it to take more than 1 layer of pastel. Must use my new Pastelmat paper!

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Pete Batho

Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…

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