Grand Canyon South Rim (Gouache, on Arches 140lb rough approx 8" x 6")

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Great sense of majestic beauty despite its small size, Love it Bob!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 24 Sep 17:08:55

Thanks for your encouragement Thalia...Bob

Posted by Bob Biggart on Mon 24 Sep 17:58:08

The atmosphere is perfectly met, Bob!

Posted by Holger . on Mon 24 Sep 21:04:32

And it is very Grand Bob, you have captured a sense of height and depth very well a wonderful viewpoint.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 24 Sep 21:53:48

Gouache paintings are generally underrepresented even though it is an exciting and demanding medium. I like this work a lot Bob. Beautiful contrasts, tone values and depth with an interesting colour scheme – very well executed!

Posted by Detlev Bucks on Tue 25 Sep 07:53:53

Very good aerial perspective and a real sense of the awesome scale and beauty of the scene despite the small size of the painting.

Posted by Colin Cripps on Tue 25 Sep 19:02:57

Carole, Holger, Detlev and Colin, thank you so much...keep up the good painting yourselves...Bob

Posted by Bob Biggart on Tue 25 Sep 19:25:17

Hang on Studio Wall

24/09/2018

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This is my second painting of the Grand Canyon in Gouache done from a photo my brother took when visiting this beautiful place. I primed the stretched paper with Acrylic matt medium after doing the drawing to prevent smudging when doing the painting. W&N and Daler Rowney designer gouache paints were used with a palette of.... Cobalt blue, Spectrum violet, Naples yellow, Lemon yellow, Sap green, Leaf green, Red earth, Burnt sienna, Warm and Cool grey,Titanium white and very small touches of Velvet black.

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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