Thank you

Today was about getting over fear of a blank page, proportions, Drawing from outside in and drawing negative space to bring out the shapes.
Shall revisit in due course to complete pencil tonal drawing and then a watercolour. I’ll let this phase of the course finish first.

Oh hello. Sorry I keep forgetting about BlueSky

It was a lovely day

No Ellen I haven’t tried it yet

It was quite lovely and abundant this year

Very nice too Edo. Definitely items to be treasured

I’ll be getting into the book more over the coming weeks. In it he did say he saw Treasures painting displayed in the window of the exhibition gallery and knew straight away he had to buy it.
He beat me to it by a few decades 👍😉

Haha thank you again Ellen. I like to think I have an appreciative eye.
When it comes to ‘doing’ I’m afraid I’m a continual beginner. After receiving this book I’ll be beginning again but from Step 2 now 😉

Yes I’ve briefly seen that section Edo. The whole book is wonderful. The Trevor Chamberlsin and Seago articles appear worth the money alone. A bit disappointed there is no mention of James Fletcher Watson nor Ray Campbell Smith but then I’d miss out on Treasure and others.

My iPad camera doesn’t do them any justice especially one by Douglas Treasure - how the colours mesh and meld together is terrific and what you can’t see is how he handled the boat reflection in the pool of water. The darks lighter and the light darker. Subtle touch

Caught you from Twitter

Rekindled my enthusiasm to pick up the brushes again.
I think it is a book you would enjoy.

Hi Ellen thank you. Progress is being made. Back at Hosp tomorrow for outpatients check-up.
Our turn here for a heat wave.
Hope all is ok with you and yours.

P.s. just posted about a Ron Ranson book on watercolour Impressionism and artists. It is marvellous and has rekindled my…cont’d

I have heard it said that watercolour is at its best at its most simplified, well, you can’t get much simpler than this and it is wonderful. Looks easy but takes a genius to pull it off.
My photo doesn’t do it justice, but on the published page it looks wonderful!

Hello Ellen. Things are much better thank you but not yet 100%