No Ellen I haven’t tried it yet
Old fella in my 70s, a perpetual beginner at watercolours. Come and enjoy my struggles and journey in hopefully becoming a proficient watercolourist.
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No Ellen I haven’t tried it yet
It was quite lovely and abundant this year
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Very nice too Edo. Definitely items to be treasured
I’ll be getting into the book more over the coming weeks. In it he did say he saw Treasures painting displayed in the window of the exhibition gallery and knew straight away he had to buy it. He beat me to it by a few decades 👍😉
Haha thank you again Ellen. I like to think I have an appreciative eye. When it comes to ‘doing’ I’m afraid I’m a continual beginner. After receiving this book I’ll be beginning again but from Step 2 now 😉
Yes I’ve briefly seen that section Edo. The whole book is wonderful. The Trevor Chamberlsin and Seago articles appear worth the money alone. A bit disappointed there is no mention of James Fletcher Watson nor Ray Campbell Smith but then I’d miss out on Treasure and others.
My iPad camera doesn’t do them any justice especially one by Douglas Treasure - how the colours mesh and meld together is terrific and what you can’t see is how he handled the boat reflection in the pool of water. The darks lighter and the light darker. Subtle touch
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Rekindled my enthusiasm to pick up the brushes again. I think it is a book you would enjoy.
Hi Ellen thank you. Progress is being made. Back at Hosp tomorrow for outpatients check-up. Our turn here for a heat wave. Hope all is ok with you and yours. P.s. just posted about a Ron Ranson book on watercolour Impressionism and artists. It is marvellous and has rekindled my…cont’d
I have heard it said that watercolour is at its best at its most simplified, well, you can’t get much simpler than this and it is wonderful. Looks easy but takes a genius to pull it off. My photo doesn’t do it justice, but on the published page it looks wonderful!
This Ron Ranson book on Watercolour Impressionists arrived in the post today. It is utterly marvellous and has rekindled my desire to paint again. I hadn’t heard of Douglas Treasure before but his paintings are marvellous I particularly like the simplicity in this beached boat scene?…..Cont’d
Hello Ellen. Things are much better thank you but not yet 100%
Thank you Edo the past few weeks have been rather fraught to say the least
King Donald
More please
Update. Yesterday I couldn’t workout how to coordinate movement to eat breakfast toast and unsteady on feet when moving.. today brainfog is lifting and I was able to water the garden although it tired me out. I’m certainly not safe to drive yet.
Yes fingers crossed
Low BP and it soon righted itself after 10/20 mins . However in past week also affected my ability to find words and pronounce them and my coordination forgetting how to get up out of chair or climb into car etc.
They are treating the infection with antibiotics and it should clear up within 5 days. I suppose if it doesn’t clear then it’s not an infection but another cause which is then a bit scary. When I was having only brain fog or candy floss for brains I wasn’t too worried as I put it down to….
All change What a week. Two trips to Hosp by ambulance with diagnosis ranging from Stroke TIA, Neurological events due to low BP and ending with bouts of delirium caused by infection to a vulnerable brain. Rather exhausted and certainly not myself recently
What a week. Two trips to Hosp by ambulance with diagnosis ranging from Stroke TIA, Neurological events due to low BP and ending with bouts of delirium caused by infection to a vulnerable brain. Rather exhausted and certain,y not myself recently
Had a mini stroke and being referred to Stroke Clinic and probably an MRI scan asap.
Was blue lighted to John Radcliffe Hosp today from my Cardiac Rehab session with suspected stroke. Just had CT scan. Awaiting results now.
Hope they taste good 👍
Little Broadbean pods emerging. Sutton variety. Will be on my dinner plate in about 8 weeks. Grew them in pots last year and they were delicious and heavy croppers.
Lemon yellow flowered Tree Peony in fine bloom in my garden. Too complicated for me paint but the leaves look interesting. Watercolourists do your best. Image right free.,
Guernsey Cream Clematis blooming nicely in my garden. Any watercolourist that wishes to paint it rights free go ahead
Thank you so much Ellen. Will do.
Thanks Ellen no unfortunately I keep forgetting about BlueSky to be honest. However I have been in some pain with my legs and been in a social media frame of mind the past few weeks
Please do they caught my eye
Most excellent
All double Dutch to me!
A couple of lovely table posies I encountered at Burford Garden Cente Restaurant this morning. Sharing here for anyone who may have urge to paint them I’ve added them to my list to do just that.
Yes I had one too
Landscape study - Phthalo blue, Van Dyke brown and burnt umber.
Glad you liked
When the wind blows in the right direction we get a lovely waft for our nostrils to twitch and sniff the air
Thank you. Sent you an Easter e-card on Good Friday but I don’t think you have seen it yet
Love the colours and how you captured the essence of the scene
I like the simplicity of watercolours and for those who missed this posted by @PaintersOnLine wishing all a Happy Easter today I am sharing to spread the joy
That’s so very lovely Pam
Oh how lovely Ellen
Blossom on my Crab Apple tree for all to enjoy. Sorry I can’t share the fragrance
Yes, tulips are nice simple flowers. Nature, as in watercolour, works best with simplicity
I like a value study or three gives me focus thank you
Haha yes. Good for you. Enjoy the marmalade
Thank you Ellen
Was a nice bright colour and really stood out
Nice taken a few photos of a tulip in my garden with the aim of painting it
Just spent an hour or two drawing boats then applied watercolours was nice and relaxing
Wonderful
Oh this is nice
Wonderful
Well worth the effort
Some boat practice
Thank you, yes, the lesson was to teach about capturing the light but I think I made the sky too light the clouds in the first (top) offered more contrast and a reason for the concentration of the light in the low water. #GettingThere
Donegal from another #GrahameBooth 6 landscapes in 6 weeks the object was to capture the light. I did it better in my second I think. The clouds were better in my first attempt though
My new Prunus Autumnalis is blooming and that’s. Bloomin marvelous
Lissan House N Ireland from a #GrahameBooth 6 Landscapes in 6 Weeks programme. Object to paint separation of differing greens. Painted twice as the foreground shadow needed darkening and I’m pleased with my trees. I’ll award myself a good effort for the wall rendering and slate tiles.
Lovely daffodil from my garden. Sharing so all can enjoy the colours
I’m happy with how I depicted the deep blue sheen on the feathers in the shadow side and the sparkle of light also on the feathers. Made me feel almost an artist haha!
Toucan final colour version. Quite pleased overall maybe the shadow under the beak could be a shade darker but I wanted to keep to the orange and not use either the complimentary nor neutral tint. Will try this one again but with a more reddish beak/bill perhaps.
Tried a toucan once again from a #TomShepherd course. Drawing and transfer to finished paper and then the value study. Finished colour version to follow
That’s nice
Yes and you do that very well
Yes an awful lot of noisy noise - have you heard of the adage - Empty vessels make the most noise. Well, from afar, it seems that Trump, Vance and Hegspeth are confirming this. Fill your own space up with your own wonderful things so there is no room for the noise to penetrate for that hour or so
I hoe you are smiling and the smile emanates from a warm cosy place deep in your soul 👍
I really like this one, it’s great - but would take too long to describe in writing here to do it justice here and now. I’ll pen a few words on it tomorrow and post here.
Yes it is a very interesting shape full of innocence and intrigue and will bring you many happy memories. The style reminds me of a form of Japanese art - uncomplicated, no background just its own innate beauty.,
Yes you can feel the cold emanating from your image - and that’s genius
Thank you Agnes, for me, a great big achievement - it’s all relative of course so you and David Hockney can rest easy for a few more decades. 👍😉
This is what I’m talking about in your simple but lovely and emotion evoking paintings. There’s a delicacy of touch combined with a fragrance of genius.
Yes, that is the real talent. Cart horses with a brush, like me can be shown and taught the mechanics but the real talent lies in the expression, essence and evocation of emotion and feelings of the captured moment - with watercolours it’s in the simplicity. Evident in many of your little sketches
Thank you Ellen. The oranges were my main focus and the leaves a secondary. The basket and background for another day.
Yes I liked doing them. Helped in judging how not to be afraid of the darks and not to go too dark too soon
Lovely, isn’t it!
You do indeed
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I’ve never checked on YouTube tbh. I’m a subscriber to his watercolour school and buy his monthly 3 hr tutorials - heavily discounted for school members tomshepherdart.com
Thank you. Oh you are doing very well, well done. Yes Tom is a good expressive teacher and I like his light and shadow family explanation. I’ll check out his book, thank you.
Waterbuffalo also from a #TomShepherd school with 3 practices beforehand in warm colours then cool colours and then warm under painting with cool glazing. Told you I can’t draw but I’m not letting that stop me haha! At least it looks a bit like a waterbuffalo and not a cat or a hippo 😉
Thank you Jess
It is good - the simple things often are
If people are being paid to sign a petition then it’s not worth the paper it’s written on and has no validity.
In this instance I prefer the lack of a background, as it displays the magnificence of the beast and the artistic creativity. The background distracts from this.
At a professional level
And how the Oranges turned out - don’t laugh at the leaves please but in sharing my watercolour journey I need to show the warts and all of non linear progress. At the time I was pleased as punch because 6 months previous I couldn’t have done this.
Workings out and value study for a basket of Oranges from a #TomShepherd online course from about 2yrs ago
Oops! ‘Jerry’ - my autocorrect apologies for my error
Thank you Ellen and good luck Gerry, I’m a perpetual beginner but I need my soul soothing and so my paints are back out again after 18 months. Back to Square two for me. I’ve been back to square one so often I own it now!
Yes, seeing the whole process is great - thank you Thomas
Love this
I visited Batsford Arboretum yesterday here is a selection of photos from my journey.
Thank you Dave most encouraging words
Wonderful, first time I’ve ever been referred to as an ‘artist’ but I’ll take it! I’m grinning like a Cheshire Cat now
Yes that’s an Escoda well spotted. Yes that’s a Fall Maple leaf I’m particularly proud of the finished work. The other two are from a series of classes I attended with the artist Kevin Scally as Tutor. The tree reflections one was an introduction to large scale wet into wet technique
Thanks Ellen yes quite a few there I recognise and have followed them all. My little watercolour community is growing nicely 👍😁 now
