A Quiet Day, Porlock Weir ( approx 10" x 14" Arches 140lb NOT )

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Lovely painting Bob.The composition and subject are wonderful and painted very skillfully by you.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Wed 16 Aug 12:38:16

Thanks Peter

Posted by Bob Biggart on Wed 16 Aug 12:50:07

Beautifully detailed painting Bob, I'm sure your sister will be delighted with this.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Wed 16 Aug 15:34:51

A delightful watercolour Bob and I've enjoyed reading your description of materials and method. This will be a lovely surprise for your sister, she will be thrilled I'm sure.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 16 Aug 16:23:25

Thank you for your comments Margaret and Fiona.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Wed 16 Aug 17:08:32

A beautiful watercolour, the yachts are perfect. I like the details that you provide of technique and colours used etc, and your biography was a delightful thing to share.

Posted by Ann Cromack on Thu 17 Aug 21:18:53

Thank you Ann. I'm always happy to say how I manage to sort out painting problems, as I know how long it has taken me to pick up on little things that make painting easier. I'm still finding out loads of nuggets from professional painters articles...we never stop learning!

Posted by Bob Biggart on Fri 18 Aug 14:48:46

Hang on Studio Wall

16/08/2017

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This is a favourite place of my sister's, so I thought I would paint a watercolour for her of part of the harbour. For those interested, the yellows in the sky and water are Naples yellow, and the blues, a mixture of King's Blue and Cerulean Blue. The nearer Gulls had to be placed properly in the composition, so I made a couple of paper cut-outs with a sharp blade, and moved them around until I was happy, then I used the outlines left in the paper as stencils with Titanium white gouache to get them onto the painting the correct size. I then did a little work with a mixed grey and a "black" watercolour to model the light on the wings and bodies. Overall they were a small part in the painting, but it helps give some movement in the watercolour.

About the Artist

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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