King's College Chapel in Winter

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Super work Rob, you have captured that bright light of a clear winters day.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Mon 11 Jan 19:36:00

Thank you Stephen!

Posted by Rob Wigham on Mon 11 Jan 19:39:52

Great work Stephen, fantastic colours

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Mon 11 Jan 20:38:06

I can almost feel the cold.....

Posted by Peter Loft on Tue 12 Jan 00:49:48

Thank you Petra, they're quite faithful to the original, although the shadows are more blue in the real painting. I enjoyed doing the subtle warmer colours in the sky against the cold blue!

Posted by Rob Wigham on Wed 13 Jan 21:51:59

Thanks Peter! I hope the cold isn't off-putting - I tried to offset it with atmosphere...

Posted by Rob Wigham on Wed 13 Jan 21:53:01

Thanks Michael. I enjoyed overplaying that colour fade-out into the distance and I was pleased with the overall result. You're absolutely right about the shadow colours. My defence is that the original's were more blue-grey. I'm not the world's best photographer!!

Posted by Rob Wigham on Wed 13 Jan 21:56:47

Gorgeous, Rob

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Thu 14 Jan 10:24:47

A beautiful crisp watercolour painting, the light is stunning.

Posted by Louisa Saffioti on Sat 16 Jan 22:21:09

Hang on Studio Wall

11/01/2016

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A study of King's College Chapel, Aberdeen University, on a cold, crisp winter's day.

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Rob Wigham

I am a watercolour painter living and working in the beautiful north of Scotland. Although my painting began with landscape works, I have recently begun painting aircraft, especially with a military theme. I often enjoy placing many of my aircraft in a landscape setting of their own! I am…

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