Steve's watercolour challenge (1 Viewer)

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ste

Well-known member

• Sep 3, 2007

• #1

Hi All,
I think the high quality of the art work on this forum may be about to dip a little. I have recently posted a couple of pics in the gallery and after nicks generous invitation to post a thread on here it was just the little push I needed to have a go. I am an active birdwatcher and just like painting the birds I see. I have only recently picked up my paint brushes after a while and thought that watercolour would be a nice challenge. How right I was. Its sooooo difficult but I hope to improve as I go along.
My 2 most recent pics are below.
Steve

 

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dryslwyn

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• Sep 3, 2007

• #2

Hi Steve and welcome. Watercolour is certainly a challenge. Good start with the paintings, looking forward to seeing more:t:

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Sep 3, 2007

• #3

great to have you on board! Have already commented on the gw egret, the cattle is a lovely composition. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

dryslwyn

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• Sep 3, 2007

• #4

nickderry said:

great to have you on board! Have already commented on the gw egret, the cattle is a lovely composition. Looking forward to seeing more.

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Yes I agree that composition is really unusual and works a treat. What are we looking for here - a little more shading to give some form to the bird?

 

ARTHUR BISHOP

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• Sep 3, 2007

• #5

I agree with Nick Welcome aboard

 

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ste

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• Sep 3, 2007

• #6

Hi Dryslwyn,
The original does have a lot more shading but the scan seems to have lost it but comment taken onboard
Thanks Steve

 

timwootton

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• Sep 4, 2007

• #7

Good stuff Steve. The cow/egret design is superb, almost batik-like in execution. I like it as it is, reminiscent of the poster designs of the 30s (when I was but a lad).
The great Eg I saw in the gallery and adored it there. Just as adorable here.

 

a.dancy

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• Sep 4, 2007

• #8

Looks good to me

 

Woody

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #9

Welcome aboard the (now unstoppable) BF art subforum!

Nice start, it's just about all been said really, you have a very delicate touch which works well for watercolour and a good compositional sense.

Woody

 

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kittykat23uk

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #10

beautiful work!

 

Andrew Ellis

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #11

Great work i agree with the others and welcome aboard

 

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ste

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #12

Thanks very much for the warm welcome.
There has been several spotted flycatcher passing through my local patch recently as they do each year at this time. They are usually very showy and this individual preferred the electric fence as hunting perch.

 

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ste

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #13

I have just realised that I must be in my 'Green Period'.

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Sep 5, 2007

• #14

very nice, enjoying your green period a lot.

 

timwootton

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• Sep 5, 2007

• #15

Green's good! - very nicely controlled watercolour, Steve - supa stuff.

 

ARTHUR BISHOP

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• Sep 6, 2007

• #16

love the spotted fly. Steve

 

Andrew Ellis

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• Sep 7, 2007

• #17

Steve well done with the spotted fly. sorry only just got round to viewing it.
This Forum is getting harder to keep up with by the minuet.

 

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ste

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• Sep 7, 2007

• #18

Hi ,
Thanks again for the encouragement.
I finished this painting today. It is taken from a photo I took in Liverpool on a cold, sunny January morning. There were not many berries on the trees and the waxwings seemed to be franticly trying to get the last of them. Just beautiful birds and the winter of 03/04 was a good year for them with plenty of opportunities to see them. A waxwing winter.
Steve

 

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nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Sep 7, 2007

• #19

lovely composition and colours, it's got a proper wintry feel to it.

 

Andrew Ellis

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• Sep 7, 2007

• #20

This is another good one Steve. I love the composition and its a dynamic piece.
Waxwings are such a cool bird though arn't they:t: