The Avon at Christchurch ( 10" x 14" )

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Beautiful - well balanced and brilliantly executed !

Posted by Susan Hartry on Mon 29 May 13:18:49

I agree with Susan, this is a fantastic watercolour Bob!

Posted by Mia Ketels on Mon 29 May 13:43:24

Great as always Bob

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 29 May 13:47:03

Super painting, Bob. Lovely greens and blues and an interesting composition that works well.

Posted by Pat Thompson on Mon 29 May 14:02:25

Fabulous watercolour.....love richness in tones you achieved :)

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Mon 29 May 15:00:43

Perfection.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Mon 29 May 15:15:12

A beautiful painting Bob, with a lovely composition.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 29 May 15:46:28

A lovely scene Bob. Superb!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 29 May 16:14:18

This is a very evocative painting Bob, beautiful light. Heather

Posted by Heather Parkinson on Mon 29 May 18:20:06

Thanks for your kind comments folks, much appreciated. The painting needed careful drawing to get things right.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Tue 30 May 12:31:42

Hang on Studio Wall

29/05/2017

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I painted this earlier this year, eleven years after I went on a local painting holiday run by the late Alan Simpson, who was a much admired local artist, and who I think was an exceptional watercolorist, who made painting watercolours look easy...it wasn't. Unfortunately, I had recently messed up a disc in my back, and I couldn't sit or stand for long periods. I did take photos of the areas that Alan chose for us to paint from, and this is from one of them. There were many more boats than this, but less is more when painting river scenes. The Priory can be seen almost from anywhere near this part of the river where it meets the Stour.

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Bob Biggart

I'm an amateur artist who started to paint in watercolours about 1990, when I found that the watercolours I admired in galleries were way beyond my price range. My thinking was that in time I might be able to produce paintings that I could hang on my wall at home, and be happy with. At the…

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