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Old Nuuk

Here we go then.  Back on the watercolours and it's a gentle return because I'm reaching for the tundra supergranulators and doing another painting...

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JenH In Coloured Pencil

It was still raining today, so no watercolours.  Instead, I went for the experiment at the top of my list.  I know that angular figure drawing of...

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Neil Young In Coloured Pencil

I've had a couple of days off doing a bit of retirement planning but am back on the painting again now.  After discovering how my figure drawing...

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Cammie

The weather wasn't looking good today so I stayed indoors.  After a run of straight edged figure drawing s with the coloured pencils, I'm back to...

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JenH

I headed out to my local Hobbycraft yesterday to do some shopping.  I bought replacements for seven or eight colours that seem to be shrinking down...

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KathyB

It's an indoor job today while I wait for the rain to arrive.  I thought I'd have another go at a figure drawing with the coloured pencils, again...

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CharlieK’s Back

I won't be going outside to paint during this latest heatwave, so I'm back on the coloured pencils and doing some figure drawing: my first go with...

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Candle

Back on the inktense pencils today.  Got to keep all those plates spinning.  Today's model is Candle, making her debut on theses pages.  Colours...

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Bodin Church, Norway

My friend Cathy, who takes more photos that would make good paintings than anyone I know is currently enjoying a holiday in the frozen North and...

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David Gilmour

Back on the coloured pencils and I thought I'd try doing a portrait of David Gilmour. I tried something different today: as well as using a grid,...

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Avebury Stones

I was ready today to take a second stab at painting something with the Schmincke Shire watercolours.  I learned some lessons from my first go that...

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Clearing In Newington Woods

So, after all that swatching, here's my first go with the Shire supergranulating colours.  I trekked a mile or two across some fields in the...

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Supergranulating Swatches

Before having my first go with the shire supergranulators, I thought I'd swatch both of my supergranulating sets.  This is in the back of an old...

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Paul Shane

I've had my eye in the late Paul Shane for a while.  In particular the Paul Shane who turned up on Pebble Mill that time to sing You've Lost That...

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Nuuk Art Museum

It was always going to be another supergranulating day today.  But tundra or shire?  I went for tundra.  The shire set is one that I might be able...

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Denali National Park 2

Still making my way through my pile of new art supplies and today it's a first outing for my Schmincke supergranulating tundra watercolours.  They...

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Big Sam In Coloured Pencil

I still have loads of new art gear to try out, so no dash and splash for me today.  It’s time to give the coloured pencils a first outing.  For...

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Inside The Tuck Inn

After doing two drawings from the other side of the road opposite the Tuck Inn, I was ready to step inside and enjoy a milkshake while doing a...

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Cherry Stand In Tuck Inn Car Park

While I was drawing the Tuck Inn, I also had one eye on a stand in the car park where someone was selling cherries.  I thought it might make a good...

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