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[timwootton]

Seriously..what can I say. Ive been away a week and I come back to a flood of the most outstanding work I've seen in an age. This is setting the bar at the very highest of levels.

I do hope you know how good these are Nick. A total pleasure to view these latest pieces, despite the nausea I experienced at times

Quite - sickening, really, isn't it. Beautifully crafted and injected with industrial-strength Art - each a wonder and a delight. Shows he was getting really p*ssd though by the time he did the mythical pecker.

 

[phil baber]

Free flowing magic borne of astute observation.

A real "Mosh-Pit" of delight, and colour, and "artistic absinthe..."

A bit good perhaps?...

 

[halftwo]

Prolific Nick, and as good as ever.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

another feast for the eyes Nick

 

[solitaryVSong]

Seriously..what can I say. Ive been away a week and I come back to a flood of the most outstanding work I've seen in an age. This is setting the bar at the very highest of levels.

I do hope you know how good these are Nick. A total pleasure to view these latest pieces, despite the nausea I experienced at times

Have to agree. Except that there is no nausea or sickness Just too good to induce anything except enjoyment.

I'm partial to the first stone curlew and the last snake and lizard but for some reason I'm also really taken with those plovers. And of course I see that you overcame the problem you mentioned with barb wire. It looks great.

 

[Woody]

Gin + Derry = Tonic.

Knocked out by the stylised life in the shrike and the stone curlew (more by the ywags actually). Then, just to prove what a superb draughtsman you are, you slip in the wood sand and the lizard.

You inspired me to drink G+T last night. Sadly the creative juices didn't flow too well after I fell asleep. I think I might have to adjust the gin to tonic ratio a bit...

Mike

 

[nickderry]

the gin's nearly all gone, sobriety returns and work beckons in ten minutes. Had a little bit of time to work on these this the past few days.

 

[orniodesigns]

That yellow wagtail is just great!

But where in earth is your web shop for these?

 

[Woody]

Crazy, late '60's textile design made into a perfect supporting background for a fine waggy. Proper Art.

And a gargany barely seen, just like the real thing.

Knockout stuff Nick, buy more gin on the way back from work.

Mike

 

[timwootton]

That garganey's outrageously good - magnifico!! I'm just about to start a piece with mallards in Parrot's-feather and I can see just how far short I'm going to fall now . . . .

 

[steve west]

and now using gin..............

the griffon vulture was done sober, the reptiles (green lizard and aesculapian snake) were the last - and not sober.

Before Tim gets the chance I may have imagined the existence of this diminutive woodpecker, blame the gin.

Hi Nick

Perhaps it's the gin that made the snake smile?

Steve

 

[solitaryVSong]

Both wonderful and that Garganey certainly answers the question of how to do reeds in watercolor. As Tim says "magniifico.'

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

Just love the Garganey Nick

 

[Lykos]

the vulture is ..so...beautiful

 

[RussB]

Yikes, more examples of simply astonishing art. The willingness to 'push the boat out' here has no doubt been developed over many years. My faves are the RP and Wood Sand -both superbly rendered.
From the opposite end of the spectrum I've just been admiring your b and w's - many thanks for the link. Some great stuff on here. These are all ace, but Sanderling, Redpolls and Squacco are my picks. It seems you've used the 'dry brush' technique on some of these - is this planned or are you simply going with the flow? My brush work is far too hesitant and considered looking at these.

Cheers

Russ

 

[nickderry]

I suppose the brush is quite dry, I wash on a bit of dark, adding extra water and dragging it out to where its needed, then I suppose I use the brush like a pencil. Sometimes I firm up edges with a bit of pencil or dark crayon. I wouldn't say that anything I do is planned - I often think about how I'm going to achieve a certain result, but in practice, it never goes to plan and it's a case of going with the flow and using 'happy accidents' to their best effect.

 

[orniodesigns]

You should open web shop as soon as possible...

 

[phil baber]

That Blue-Headed Wag is a stunner! What a mouth-watering composition and a delight to behold!

 

[colleenc]

here's to happy accidentsB and the creator of these crashes of media and genius....I LOVE the Discovery Duck.

 

[username]

Only just seen the blue head wag and garganey...flippin heck...!

ps...I agree with orniodesigns about a web shop Nick....you could be making some well deserved dosh from these amazing pics...

Quite brilliant....:t:


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