"December Roses" Watercolour ( Arches 140lb Rough approx 10" x 14" )

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This is lovely, Bob

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Fri 28 Dec 16:32:06

Everything is beautifully painted, Bob. Lovely variation in the colours and perspective of the leaves.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Fri 28 Dec 21:27:35

A beauty Bob, the roses and the leaves.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 28 Dec 22:15:06

Maureen, Mia and Carole, thank you for your comments and encouragement...Happy New Year!

Posted by Bob Biggart on Fri 28 Dec 22:33:08

Very nicely done, with lovely nuances in the washes and a super palette.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 29 Dec 14:07:20

Thanks Seok Yam Chew, it was a limited palette, with Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Light Red, Cad Yellow, W&N Lemon Yellow, Cad Orange and Permanent Rose , Olive Green ( always modified with another colour) and Neutral tint. The really dark darks were done with a colour that I haven't used before, Daniel Smith's Moonglow....I enjoyed using it.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Sat 29 Dec 22:17:20

Beautiful roses Bob, the background is good too.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 30 Dec 14:28:54

Hang on Studio Wall

28/12/2018

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Roses given to my wife about a week ago, drawn from life and painted in a semi abstract way. The flowers were meant to be more wet into wet, but it didn't quite come off...never mind, I enjoyed painting it, and learned much in the process.

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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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