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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ChrissyM" data-source="post: 1646772" data-attributes="member: 80563">Thanks Nick. I do like my CP's but they do lend themselves towards very detailed and precise work which I am hoping to move away from a little. With watercolours, I would like just a little more loosness and flow to my work. But, rather than worry about it I shall just keep going and see how things develop. I love to play with techniques, eventually I think I will evolve into something that is "me". I do hope so Ken, thank you, I have been enjoying looking through your thread very much and can identify with some of the feelings you have expressed using watercolour. Colleen, thank you. I do think I need to experiment with different ways with watercolour...I wished there were just one style that did it for me because then I could just concentrate in one area.But, I look at other peoples work and sometimes I love that effortless (looking) loose style and then I spot someone very lifelike effort and marvel at that too. Typical gemini and would hazard a guess that I will end up incorporating both in my own work...*rolls eyes*Although incredibly I do find it amusing that the robin took me less time than the background <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>