Summertime Blues

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Really vibrant - the picture glows.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Thu 08 Jan 15:11:30

Full of interest this one Sarah. Lovely depth and restful distance and the foreground comes alive with colour and detail. When enlarged the detail on the far right bank is packed full of things to look at. Love the blue!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 08 Jan 15:52:24

Wow - a riot of beautiful colours - your work always remind me of either the Victorian watercolourists or French Impressionists - it has that 'charmed life' quality about it. Super work, Sarah.

Posted by Thea Cable on Thu 08 Jan 16:59:37

Love these beautiful Summer paintings that keep cropping up Sarah, this is gorgeous.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 08 Jan 17:06:19

Beautiful depth and superb colour creating a vision of paradise Sarah

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 08 Jan 17:37:25

Wow! Thank you everyone for such amazing comments! I forgot to say that I used tissues in the first coat of gesso to give this some texture in the hedgerows. It is quite 3D and the wrinkled up tissues made some nice branches appear.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Thu 08 Jan 19:13:25

Great idea, it certaining makes them 3D.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 08 Jan 19:48:22

Carole, we have both done well with trying out different mediums! I love the granulated medium you used in your latest painting. Very effective! All the best :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Thu 08 Jan 20:09:54

Loads of good textures, Sarah, and a good recession. Well done!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 14 Jan 07:18:48

Thank you Seok, all your comments are very much appreciated!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Wed 14 Jan 08:51:24

This is a wonderful picture, Sarah.

Posted by Shirley May on Thu 22 Jan 21:56:36

Thank you Shirley! I'm glad that you like it :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Fri 23 Jan 17:47:12

Lovely colourful painting Sarah .. Thanks a lot for your comment on my latest

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Mon 23 Mar 09:26:03

Thank you so much Dermot :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Tue 24 Mar 17:31:57

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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I only had to paint a roof on the house in the background but, you know how it is! Three hours later and the original painting has had a facelift . I used a different palette of colours which I am pleased about, pthalo Blue being the major change as it is such a powerful colour, I hope that I have pulled it off.

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Sarah Bottjer

I live close to the North Norfolk coast and have painted in many mediums over the years, primarily in watercolours .

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