View from the Woods ... A study from an original by Richard Thorn (Watercolour)

Comments

This has turned out beautifully and I really like all those greens, super painting Bob.

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 02 Feb 13:16:51

Very well painted Bob ☺️

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 02 Feb 13:29:58

A very accomplished painting Bob, an exhibition piece if I ever saw one!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 02 Feb 14:06:35

Very good Bob, I can see the influence of Richard Thorn, who’s work I also admire.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Fri 02 Feb 14:47:40

A really nice composition and painting Bob, and I especially like those dashes of pink on the left, plus the light through the trees.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 02 Feb 15:26:40

Superb work and beautifully painted Bob.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 02 Feb 16:00:57

Lots of lovely greens in your painting.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 02 Feb 17:01:01

Nicely done indeed.

Posted by Chris Scott on Fri 02 Feb 18:44:03

Very Good, Bob....

Posted by xxxx xxxxxx on Sat 03 Feb 05:38:19

Lovely work, Bob.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 03 Feb 10:54:58

This is beautiful Bob. A lovely light beyond the tree into the field and I like the foreground plants.

Posted by Julie Powell on Sun 04 Feb 08:42:06

I don’t often comment on watercolours, not my thing usually. However I love this with its beautiful strong colouration and great tonal range. Excellent 🙂

Posted by Alan Morris on Mon 05 Feb 15:45:38

Absolutely beautiful. I love everything about this!

Posted by Jayne King on Tue 06 Feb 07:16:24

I love everything about this! It's beautiful

Posted by Jayne King on Tue 06 Feb 07:25:06

Thank you everyone for your comments. I'm grateful for your encouragement. Bob

Posted by Bob Biggart on Tue 06 Feb 17:12:18

Lovely painting.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 06 Feb 18:43:50

Great work! Love your greens.

Posted by Sarah Stanley on Tue 06 Feb 20:24:13

Lovely colours you have captured the scene really well.

Posted by Margaret Matthews on Tue 06 Feb 21:40:38

Hang on Studio Wall

02/02/2024

5 likes

487 views

With my caring duties, it's been a "Long Time" since I did a watercolour. One gets a bit rusty, so I started by doing a study of an original by my favourite artist Richard Thorn to see if I could still mix the colours that I saw in his painting. To get close, I used three colours that I don't normally use ( Cobalt Green, Cobalt Turquoise and Phthalo Green) the other colours used were my normal yellows reds blues and browns. To achieve the flower and leaf detail on the left, I needed to use gouache.

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…

View full profile

More by Bob Biggart

A Quiet Day, Porlock Weir ( approx 10" x 14" Arches 140lb NOT )

Breezy Day, Keyhaven (Gouache approx 6"x 4" in Moleskine watercolour book)

"Country Lane" 15" x 10.5" (Watercolour on Arches 140lb Rough)

European Bee Eaters ( Watercolour on Arches 140lb HP approx 6"x 8")