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[timwootton]

though my first flock (at Snettisham) did allow me to do a painting of them pecking at a washed-up condom).

This is coming on incredibly well, don't get too distracted by the nice weather!

Very lovely.
Hope you aren't having to bait the site, though.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

[QUOTE=nickderPictures like this make me wish I'd seen snow bunting more often! (a paltry twice - though my first flock (at Snettisham) did allow me to do a painting of them pecking at a washed-up condom).

I could just see Nick doing a collage of this one.

Tim at Salthouse beach they are fed through the winter by the car park.

 

[solitaryVSong]

My vote is to enjoy the weather AND keep painting. There has to be time for both. As others say it is coming along beautifully.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

Half done

 

[colleenc]

double post sorry

 

[colleenc]

just beautiful Arthur I mean the snow buntings of course

 

[timwootton]

just beautiful Arthur

Well, I could let the first one go - but you then repeated it. Now - I've seen Arthur's mugshot and yes, he's a handsome chappie; but can we not keep "this sort of thing" off the general forum and into the realms of Private Messages? :-O

 

[nickderry]

I'll just comment on the buntings, they're superb - and if you ever lose the patience now, just rub out the other outlines and call it a snow patch! (But please don't!) B

Edit - actually that wouldn't work anyway, should really be more awake at nearly afternoon o'clock.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

What can i say Colleen.

Left it for a couple of days. Cropped the bot. and moved the left/h. bird up and over a bit.stil working out the foreground as I go.
Your option sounds good Nick.

 

[timwootton]

Very fine!

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

I have got the basics of the foreground sorted will post this one again when finished

 

[Woody]

There's so much work gone into this already that I'll bet you've thought at times, 'I wish I'd never started this...' But work through any pain barrier and continue on to the finish line, you won't regret it.

Excellent work.

Mike

 

[nickderry]

this is so thrilling the wait for the thumbnail to open was agonising, it's just the most joyous picture!

 

[solitaryVSong]

Yes it looks like it's gone past the 'boy will this be a LOT of work' part to the 'boy is this going to be great when it's done' part.

I got a little confused with your previous post with the cropping and I'm sure this was my fault not yours. But now my confusion is gone and I see that it's moving along beautifully. As usual I think it will be very striking coloristically. That pale blue sky is very effective.

 

[timwootton]

very smart.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

A Flurry of Snowy's

Gouache & water colour
Snow Bunting Salthous Beach

 

[nickderry]

round of applause for the happiest snowstorm ever!

 

[solitaryVSong]

I'm not sure if the term 'society painting' can be applied to just one species. But if it can than this is surely The Great Society Painting. Something very special Arthur and worth all the work I'm sure you put into it.

 

[Woody]

Oh Yes! So much activity I can't keep my eyes still, just like watching a real flock of active birds. I particularly like the middle sweep of birds. It's almost like one individual turning from one direction to the other, just a perfect way to indicate movement. Bravo!

Mike

 

[colleenc]

wow Arthur, perseverance paid off in spades, beautiful and complex, has a sort of mosaic like quality to it.