Ullswater - Cumbria

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That's nicely done Pete. Really good representation. Good work.

Posted by Jim Morris on Wed 29 Nov 14:44:56

My thanks Jim.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 29 Nov 14:56:30

It looks like Ullswater or there abouts Pete, this is a lovely watercolour, crisp and clean washes.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 29 Nov 15:08:08

Could be the Northern end Pete near the distillery that I had an enjoyable visit to a few months ago. Great painting by the way.

Posted by Brian Parnell on Wed 29 Nov 15:22:23

Wherever it is you've painted a great picture of it.

Posted by Willie Drea on Wed 29 Nov 15:29:46

A really lovely painting Pete, the mountain on the right is so well done. Beautiful!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Wed 29 Nov 15:49:16

That's beautiful colours and washes Pete, really well painted ☺

Posted by Linda Drury on Wed 29 Nov 16:30:43

Beautiful delicate painting with lovely reflections Pete.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 29 Nov 16:37:05

A cracker Pete

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Wed 29 Nov 16:39:37

Absolutely wonderful Pete! Your watercolours have gone from strength to strength, beautiful application.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 29 Nov 16:50:20

Lovely work Pete, good sense of strong winter sunlight. Good feeling of depth too, with the warm, strongly painted hillside on the right pushing the distant hills back.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Wed 29 Nov 17:03:37

My thanks to everyone who's took the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Thanks.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 29 Nov 19:50:37

Super work Peter

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Thu 30 Nov 17:19:55

Just perfect!

Posted on Thu 30 Nov 20:08:34

Hang on Studio Wall

29/11/2017

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Watercolour on Arches Rough paper. 140lb 1/2 imperial. I'm informed by the person that took this photo that this is Ullswater in the Lake District. Not being familiar with the area, I'll go with that. The reference photo came from PaintMyPhoto and the photographer was Sandie Bell. Initial washes were with the hake. A fairly limited palette of Cobalt and Ultramarine blues, yellow ochre, burnt umber, aureolin and DS colours Transparent Red Oxide, Tigers Eye.

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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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