It all started with Peter Rabbit

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Beautiful painting Sue. I am particularly attracted by the combination of realism and fantasy. Your composition is exquisite, as is the execution.

Posted by Sharon Van Der Veen on Fri 22 Aug 00:37:00

I really like ths unusual painting Sue, lots of detail must have taken ages. As Sharon says great composition.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 22 Aug 08:29:34

Thank you for your nice comments, I enjoy detail work but using the watercolour pencils with a small amount of water and working into the negative didn't take as long as I thought it might.

Posted by Sue Petty on Fri 22 Aug 10:28:39

An absolutely delightful piece, Sue - love the composition and the superb rendering of detail.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Fri 22 Aug 13:56:08

I love this; the simple understated colour scheme, the change from sepia to colour and the line work all work so well. It would make a beautiful illustration for a book. Why don't you send a copy to the Beatrix POtter Museum and see if they are interested?

Posted by Diana Hudson on Sat 23 Aug 15:02:48

They could sell prints or it would make smashing note cards

Posted by Diana Hudson on Sat 23 Aug 15:03:27

What a beautiful painting. I love the colours and the detail of the foxgloves.

Posted by Ann Hunt on Thu 30 Oct 22:29:37

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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The water colour pencil colours haven't photocopied that well, but the idea for this picture came after I visited Chelsea flower show and saw the Peter Rabbit herb garden stand. (Peter Rabbit is hiding in the watering can.) The right hand side of the picture is sepia coloured to represent my yesteryear childhood memories of the Peter Rabbit books, while the left hand foxgloves add a bit of colour. They started off a pale peach colour to tone with the sepia, but my husband felt it needed a more vibrant frontage. The gate is the design of the garden gate at Beatrix Potters cottage.

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