Early morning carnations (Acrylic on Saunders 140lb rough paper approx 7.5" x 5") by Bob Biggart

Lovely!

Thank you Margaret, keep up the painting. I very much like the portrait of your husband playing the guitar, and the way you can turn from loose watercolours to acrylics.

This is so majestic Bob. The combination of mediums works wonderfully well. Trying to conquer the art of w/c but it's like handling a slippery eel. Your painting demonstrates the joy of experimentation and discovering new textures and pleasing images. Would have this on my wall any day.

Thanks Carole. Watercolour gets easier once you remember to have what 's on the brush as a thicker consistency than what's on the paper when working wet into wet, or to be more accurate less wet into more wet...once the sheen has gone from the watercolour on the paper, it's best to leave it alone until it has dried. Another thing is to use the better , more expensive cotton rag papers ( Not or Rough Saunders and Arches are excellent...though Ian Sidaway also speaks highly of the new Winsor and Newton papers) to enable easier dry brush effects, and more predictability when painting.