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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Cheers Tim, Love the sharpie stuff Chris
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    Hi All, Well ran out of time, off on Holiday tomorrow but have managed a little more on the pic. Hopefully I 'll have a few sketches to upload in a couple of weeks. Chris
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    Thanks Gaby, Ken, Yeah taking photo's of the oil paintings, not easy, going try out a local scanning service with the smaller wood duck painting soon. Regards Chris
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    Hi All Managed a few hours last night on the painting, been trying to get this one of the Otter i've mentioned before finished as well. Not really get a good photo of the otter, its a lot darker in real life will have to have play around with the camera. Chris
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    Hi Tim, Thanks for the comments, probably keep it pretty vague but foreground needs a bit of texture i think, so they 'bed in', picture is inspired by a Harris Ching study of a Golden Pheasant, where the background colours and tone, seem to have been picked to create maximum contrast. Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Thanks, Set myself a target of a couple of weeks to get them finished before hols Chris
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    Hi All, Haven't posted for little while been doing a bit of doodling, not as I'd like, recently got a few nice photo's of some pheasants up the Peak District and compiled this, got a few more bits on the go will upload as soon as possible. Regards Chris
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    Hi all, thanks all for the kind comments sorry have'nt answered earlier been away for a few days. Ulrike, my main frustration is not having more time to devote to it all i suppose, thanks again for the compliments. Chris
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    Thanks Tim, Hanna, Hope to improve my life drawing through the forthcoming months, if i'm honest not always sure what i'm painting anatomically when i'm copying my photo's and there's only one way to solve that, so roll on the light nights. Great paintings on your thread Hanna, Tim the book's...
  10. M

    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Wood Duck finished, being only 10'' square managed to scan rather than photo it , more true colours. Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Ken, Thanks for the comments, yeh starting a new version has crossed my mind, need get a better photo of it really, and Jill my other half likes the cat so i had better finish it now i've slapped all this new paint on. It roughly means humble opinion - sixpenn'orth Chris
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    Thanks Ed, Yeh the pine branches will need sharpening up, was contemplating putting shadows underneath them to push them forward wanted to give the impression the cat was up on a ledge, the painting was done about 10 years ago, i remember thinking how it was a bit of a slog painting all those...
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    This is a painting a did quite a while ago, in fact quite a number of years, always bugged me the texture of the rocks and the foreground so with this new found energy going to revamp it, more moss to the surfaces and more effort to try capture the algae (pale bit). Any thoughts about it gladly...
  14. M

    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Wood Duck nearly finished just a few more high lights i think, great incentive this forum to get things finished. Sorry its a bit blurry shot under artificial light,
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    Thanks Ed, Matt Was hoping you'd have a look Ed as i've noticed you sometimes work digitally, great animation showing the leg positions on you site, and what a site, fantastic, stuff covering so much, where do find time. Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    A couple of things i did digitally, vector drawing's using Illustrator, the Heron is more from imagination, the Little Grebe from photo ref's was more of an experiment in what i could achieve. Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Arthur, Thanks, does Phil still own the garden, been meaning do a pheasant pic for a while now very inspirational sketches and work in the gallery CHRIS
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    Thanks Mark, Love the carving's particulary of the Ring Plover, Shoveller, used to work for a figurine company called Sherratt and Simpson who did quite a few Bird pieces so looking through your stuff brought back a few memories. Regards Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    A bit more work done on the Wood duck, and a couple of things which have been on the go for a while, (which this thread has motivated me to get on with - thank you). Any comments welcome, SE'Owl plumage patterns driving me nuts, wood duck background daren't touch at the moment (bird needs high...
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Arthur Thanks for the info Off to the cave now to do a bit (quite a sunny morning here, i best, make the most of it) Chris
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    Thanks Arthur, Much appreciated, got a couple of lamps so will sort them out first or go down the road Colleen outlined, looking at getting a tube light as well. Cheers Chris
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    Hi tbbilbo, Not sure i deserve a wow when you look around some of these threads, but thanks greatly appreciated. The Heron watercolour on your thread's got great technique, tend to get mine muddy looking half the time. Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Ken, Sounds like you've got it sorted, i musn't complain too much though worked in the pottery industry for quite a few years figure painting and now i'm signwritting (all digital - illustrator, photoshop work) so there as been elements of creativeness in those jobs but not as much as i'd...
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Thanks Colleen, Just had a wander round your site and blog, envy you living on the coast and what that brings to your art, great fur textures on the cats, especially 'Boots' Chris
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    Spare Time Art, Full Time Frustration

    Hi Colleen, Thanks for the lighting set up, will look into that i think, had a terrible time yesterday low winter light coming form my right couldn't even get rid of the shadow of my hand. Going board it out and paint it white as well. Its dark when i get home from work and there's not time in...
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