Haystacks Fell - The Lake District

Haystacks Fell - The Lake District
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Very nice work Pete.

Well it looks like a winner to me Pete, it certainly fits the brief as far as tonal ranges go. Love that distant hill. Good luck Pete!

Thanks Fiona. Always appreciated.

Thanks a lot Neil

Ditto FB comment.

Good strong tones and colour here Pete.

Counterchange is a vital element in any work Peter, it helps to distinguish or even highlight parts of the painting. This all looks fine so good luck.

My thanks, Sandra, Brian and Stephen. It means a lot.

Thanks Alan, and congratulations yourself on winning one of the Leisure painting categories.

Beautifully painterpd Pete,

Lovely work Pete. Great sense of space and distance captured.

My thanks David and Jim.

You've done a great job here Pete.Not only have you introduced some nice tonal values, you have painted a lovely painting using a range of watercolour techniques.

Thanks very much Peter. I appreciate your comment.

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14/09/2017
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Watercolour on Arches NOT paper. 140lb 1/4 imperial. This is my entry for a competition being run by Jem Bowden on his website blog. The brief was to try and improve the contrast/counterchange on a photo he supplied that was fairly flat in tonal values. I've painted this at art group this afternoon.

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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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