Cottages at Crovie by xxAlanxx xxConnerxx

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Love your drawing skills and colour palettes.

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 15 Apr 11:05:35

Nice balance between the pen work and watercolour.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Mon 15 Apr 12:15:31

Like this very much, Alan

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Mon 15 Apr 12:29:27

Absolutely wonderful Alan! Love your darks and loose ink work....a delightful pen and wash. How did you find the paper? I like how it gives you a natural broken line when you apply the ink line work. Keeps it from tightening the subject up too much.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 15 Apr 13:25:30

Beautifully done.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Mon 15 Apr 20:51:36

Thank you for posting about this experiment. I used the paper recommended by Fiona Phipps, Jackson Watercolour available from them as a 16" x 12" block slightly cheaper than Bockingford. Interesting surface rather like a linen Woven in which the warp threads are much thicker than the weft. This is clearly seen on the photograph. Took the ink/matchstick sketching easily and no obvious problems with the wash. I don't know much about the sizing. Only one side. The reverse is smooth like a hot pressed. The block has twelve sheets and the packaging is unbranded in a plain green. Jury still out on this one.

Posted by xxAlanxx xxConnerxx on Tue 16 Apr 08:12:09

Hang on Studio Wall

15/04/2019

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This is another take on the previous image but using Jackson's rough watercolour paper with ink and matchstick. I think this paper suits the technique although has a very decided vertical weave