Stonehenge

Comments

I love the format and the way the sky and grass echo the huge stones.

Posted by Avril Soldani on Mon 21 Jul 16:01:19

A difficult subject I would think but as usual you have made an excellent job of it Thea!

Posted by Christine Davies on Mon 21 Jul 17:27:07

A modest gem, Thea.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 21 Jul 19:46:53

Very nice glow to those stones Thea, good sketch!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Mon 21 Jul 20:07:43

Really like the darkness in the middle of the stones Thea, portrays that errie feeling you have for the atmosphere of the place. The long shadows add to that atmosphere.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 21 Jul 21:49:24

Thank you very much Avril, Christine, Gudrun, Louise and Fiona - really nice of you to leave positive feedback. Also, don't faint now but I actually was quite pleased with this sketch. I did it quite quickly - didn't think about it too much and just let my gut feeling about the place guide my hand. Enjoyed painting it as well - always a bonus, lol.

Posted by Thea Cable on Mon 21 Jul 23:19:47

I find sometimes that if I think and plan too much about a watercolour or pen and wash then my initial enthusiasm for the subject I plan to paint is lost. I always find that it's best to just go for it! It's only paint and paper after all..if the painting doesn't work, there's always next time! I can tell that you enjoyed painting this one.

Posted by Louise Naimian on Tue 22 Jul 07:59:37

You have added your usual feeling of light to what is often a dark, heavy scene.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 22 Jul 09:41:50

Beautiful

Posted by Phil Rogers on Tue 22 Jul 14:40:09

Looking forward to visiting this on 4th August Thea

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 22 Jul 21:45:19

Thank you very much Stephen, Phillip and Frank for adding your very kind feedback. Louise, I don't normally just dive in gung ho style, but I had just murdered a boat painting and binned it and was in a rather 'devil may care' mood and just went for it with this one. I think it took about half and hour.

Posted by Thea Cable on Tue 22 Jul 22:43:15

So simply represented and so effective.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Wed 23 Jul 06:07:14

So simply represented and so effective.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Wed 23 Jul 06:07:15

A great sketch of wonderful place Thea.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 23 Jul 16:35:46

A good painting I lived not far from the stones when I was young [memories]

Posted by maxwell lennox on Wed 23 Jul 18:03:00

Great painting Thea, I missed a lot of everybody's work, computer went down again thanks to a virus.

Posted by karyl Quigley on Thu 24 Jul 10:14:30

Wonderful Thea, I have caught up with you still last! Have had to make a concerted effort today to search out people's work, while being a bit distracted by the Tour of France! Great washes in this and great shape to the overall structure as well

Posted by Ros Patterson on Thu 24 Jul 15:05:25

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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Pen and Wash of the iconic and mystical Stonehenge. It is a place that I have always found fascinating and slightly eerie, so it was a interesting subject to have a go at. I tried to catch the idea of the light on the stones at the front and the deep tones of the stones in that were in dark shadow and the sketch was done quite quickly to try and keep a feeling of spontaneity and looseness. Done in my Sketchbook.

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Thea Cable

I am a watercolourist first and foremost as I love the qualities of the medium, its riskiness and unpredictability. I started painting about 8 years ago and it has now become an integral part of my life. Hopefully, I will continue to paint into my dotage as I am given to understand that you can…

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