Breezy Day, Keyhaven (Gouache approx 6"x 4" in Moleskine watercolour book) by Bob Biggart

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It's very effective, especially for such a small sketch. i have never tried gouache, but my daughter in law has a lot of success with it.

Posted by Dawn Halliwell on Thu 14 Jun 14:55:47

A very lively,"fresh" painting Bob. You can almost feel the breeze and taste the salty tang on the air. Gouache is evidently a medium which suits you.

Posted by Colin Cripps on Thu 14 Jun 16:19:38

A good one Bob in the use of the medium.

Posted by Mike Capenerhurst on Thu 14 Jun 22:04:49

Thanks for the comments Dawn, Colin and Mike, very kind of you.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Fri 15 Jun 10:32:31

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14/06/2018

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This is a small gouache of a previous larger watercolour...more of a sketch really. I find that the opaque media, that I occasionally use for a change, is more challenging than my comfort zone of watercolour. But I do find a pleasure in the vibrant colours of gouache, and I seem to paint in a looser style with it....maybe because I'm not so worried about the finished outcome, as often they are just for fun. Anyway, it's good to be painting again after a layoff due to my wife's Parkinson's disease, good to be back!

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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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