Bluebell wood (Watercolour approx 14x10.5” on Khadi rough paper) by Bob Biggart

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Lovely

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Mon 18 May 18:03:38

Certainly worth persevering with Bob. I love it!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Mon 18 May 18:29:36

Your hard work was worthwhile, this is wonderful.

Posted by Lynda Green on Mon 18 May 21:09:30

Excellent Bob

Posted by Russell Edwards on Mon 18 May 23:31:40

Beautifully painted. (I love Richard Thorn’s work.)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 19 May 06:41:05

Well done for keeping going and achieving a lovely result, without it looking over-worked - always a delicate balance in watercolours.

Posted by Hilary Forbes on Tue 19 May 09:19:56

A lovely balance in your painting Bob…..love your tree’s.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 19 May 13:00:12

This is an absolute delight Bob. Wonderful sense of place and the carpet of bluebells is superb.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 19 May 14:06:27

Works beautifully Bob.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 19 May 14:26:47

The spattering has paid off Bob. It works great.

Posted by David Williams on Tue 19 May 14:47:27

People often say "less is more" (very often as if they were the first people to think of it, which can get annoying!) but it's not always true; sometimes you have to keep going, even if you're accused of "fiddling". You did, and it's worked.

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Tue 19 May 15:34:16

Thank you so much for your encouragement and kind comments everyone.

Posted by Bob Biggart on Tue 19 May 17:19:51

Lovely work

Posted by Romila Datta on Tue 19 May 20:37:31

This is so effective to convey the bluebells. Well done for persevering.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Tue 19 May 21:25:00

Love it, great sense of depth and the spattering works very well.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 19 May 22:06:58

Smashing, glad you persisted

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 22 May 07:18:36

Hang on Studio Wall

18/05/2026

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Based on an original Richard Thorn painting, this was one of the biggest watercolour challenges I’ve done due to the amount of spattering needed to create the illusion of undergrowth and bluebells in the wood. 1/3 of the way through I assumed it was going to be an abject failure, but watercolours often come right if you keep going. All good practice.

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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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