Lincoln Market Day

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Lovely watercolour, Pete. My favourite type of street scene.

Posted by Seth Dalton on Wed 27 Jun 16:09:19

Thanks Seth. Appreciated.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 27 Jun 16:52:51

Love the architectural detail in this Pete, and the bustle of activity in the street.

Posted by Chandra Ward on Wed 27 Jun 19:17:47

Lovely Pete as usual. Great scene.

Posted by Brian Parnell on Wed 27 Jun 20:58:51

Always great to have figures in a street scene. Well done.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Wed 27 Jun 21:09:28

Thanks Chandra

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 27 Jun 21:28:16

Cheers Brian.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 27 Jun 21:28:34

Thanks for your comments Fred.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 27 Jun 21:28:59

Gosh Pete, there is a lot of work in this....what a terrific painting. Perspectives, atmosphere, interest, got it all. Great place Lincoln.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 28 Jun 15:11:56

Thanks Fiona. Yes, it took a few sessions to complete. I agree that Lincoln is a great place. Spent time there many years ago.

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 28 Jun 17:01:28

Hang on Studio Wall

27/06/2018

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Watercolour on Bockingford NOT 200lb paper. 1/2 imperial. This, for me, was really an excercise in painting figures, as I don't very often include figures in my work. I also did a fair bit of negative painting around the various shapes. It's a LOT more detailed than some of my work, but I think the subject leant itself to this approach. I've kept the figures fairly loose though. Reference picture was Sandie Bell, from PMP.

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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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