Evening Throop Mill ( Watercolour on Fabriano paper 6.5" x 4.5" painting is 5" x 4" approx )

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A lovely image with great use of light and shadow.

Posted by David Hendrey on Wed 22 Apr 15:49:26

I know this place well. Just around the corner is Holdenhurst church which is a lovely subject for watercolour. I think you have captured the light really well.

Posted by Michael Masson on Wed 22 Apr 16:38:54

Love this painting, bright and contrasty.

Posted by Willie Drea on Wed 22 Apr 21:36:27

Thank you for your kind comments folks, I’m grateful to you...Bob.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Wed 22 Apr 21:44:50

This is really good, light and shade has been very well rendered

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 23 Apr 06:44:08

Lovely range of greens and tonal contrasts, Bob.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 23 Apr 08:33:23

Like it.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Thu 23 Apr 18:48:53

I really like this, Bob, as you have captured the light beautifully in rich, glowing colours by making the sunlit long grass your focal point in an unusual and original composition.

Posted by Colin Cripps on Thu 30 Jul 17:51:51

Hang on Studio Wall

22/04/2020

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This is done on the folded watercolour paper produced for people to make their own cards for friends and family, available from many on line art suppliers. I'm used to Arches paper, and this behaves very differently, but it's ok. The source material is only a couple of miles from my home, and I went down late afternoon to take some photos. I used quite a limited Palette of 3 blues, 2 reds, 3 yellows, 1 green, burnt umber and a little white gouache.

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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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