Moorhen Preliminary Painting in Moleskine watercolour book approx 6.5"x 5"
I photographed this Moorhen in bright sunshine at Throop Mill. It had a number of chicks of various sizes...little black balls of fluff with enormous feet. I didn't know if it would make a "proper" watercolour, so I sketched it in my Moleskine book and did an exploratory painting...on looking at the photo I forgot to draw the hind claw !!, but I'll remember to do it if I paint it again.
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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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