Tavernelle From Casa Lorenzo (12.5" x 12.5") on Arches NOT

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Love the sun light and palette, Bob.

Posted by Jennifer Brown on Fri 27 Oct 19:53:33

Beautiful result, obviously well worth the time you spent on it.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Fri 27 Oct 21:30:05

Beautiful painting Bob.

Posted by Paula Cullen on Fri 27 Oct 22:15:27

This is very, very beautiful, Bob. You did a great job here, lots of detail. Well done!

Posted by Mia Ketels on Sat 28 Oct 07:53:28

This is quite a masterpiece Bob. The detail is lovely and not overdone and the village itself stands out beautifully. Colours are great too, I've seen some watercolour paintings which don't quite manage the vibrancy of Italy - this suggests early morning or late afternoon to me. Excellent.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 28 Oct 09:51:27

Well worth the effort.

Posted by Tony Auffret on Sat 28 Oct 09:55:31

Thank you so much for the comments. Marjorie, you are very observant, the photo taken by our friend was late afternoon/early evening. Looking at the photo I uploaded, it's a bit cooler than the actual painting, the colours are a bit warmer on the real thing.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Sat 28 Oct 10:40:54

Hang on Studio Wall

27/10/2017

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A view of an Umbrian town from a photo taken by a friend. I found this to be a very complicated painting to do in watercolour, both from the drawing aspect, which took ages, and rendering the Olive trees and buildings. However my wife likes it, and she's usually my best critic when it comes to what she likes in a painting. As there were a lot of Olive trees, I used a W&N Olive green whole pan that I haven't bothered with so far...it came in a paintbox set of Artists quality colours.

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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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