Thank you. The Heather did go darker than I wanted. I know some more dramatic Heather covered slopes but in The Peak District may take a run out and see if I can apture them Sunday.
good morning all
4.5 today
Just catching up on the thread takes a while
I've got Mum's cold and a thick head together with a stonking coldsore at the moment which is cramping my style a bithaven't had a coldsore for ages.
In other news we had a nice barbeque in mum's garden yesterday dodging between the showers, chicken and heck sausages were suitably frizzled
It's been wet all morning and now it's cheering up a bit so hopefully we will manage a walk later without getting too soggy
Hope your day is treating you well
@JohnEGreen - lovely heron pictures
@gennepher - I'm so glad that your eye appointment worked out so well, all these delayed tests and appts. because of covid are extra stress inducing aren't they
I like your bird and the background textures are a nice addition. Your latest painting is a joyful, colourful thing
@SlimLizzy - glad you're feeling a bit more grounded, a great shame that your trip has been cancelled though
@dunelm - Your layering is interesting and the are some interesting 'brushes' out there. the waterfall is very effective and your blossom painting feels very 'free', I particularly like your landscape sky and foreground, it looks like a lovely area to walk in
@Alien Aspie - hugs for the breathing restriction, hope it settles for you soon. What an accomplished set of pet portraits and how well they convey their personalitiesOur pets have such an impact on our lives.
@Muddy Cyclist - that was an interesting start to the finished watercolour. It's amazing how much the feeling of a picture can change with each addition in context, the beginning felt quite reflective and the finished painting joyful. Interesting texture given by the 'paintbrush'
art bit -
using layers looks like an interesting way of working. I don't know whether I have the discipline to have all those layer and brush choices, I have enough trouble with one layer and a couple of brushes and picking one colour at a time
Could be fun though
no 1 - just some cloud studies comparing materials
the first one is done in watercolour pencils, second in inktense pencils and the third in watercolour.
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no 2 -
tried adding some inktense pencil to a watercolour.
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Thank you - the southern part of Snowdonia used to be a lot less trodden than the part north of Festiniog and you get a great ridge to walk along. There is of course just a wee bit south, the nice scree slopes of Cader Idris (Nice on top mind).
Wonderful patchwork below a stormy sky and a stunningly vivid foreground - we have masses of purple Heather up on the North Yorkshire Moors at present - Some farmers are now cutting and bailing it rather than burning.
Thank you. This is AONB area with SAC and SSSI status on it, rare Billberry crossed with Crow Berry unique to The Chase and a rare Butterfly so burning not done, however I know the rangers don't get into too much of a panic when there is a heathland fire. Some times the old ways are still the best.
That's a lot of layers to keep track of, admire your sticking power with this technology. Today's piece I found strangely disturbing a little frightening and yet it keeps drawing me back to take another look, the power of art on emotions. Good experiment and learning curve, look forward to the next adventure.
I really like this - sort of ghostly and ethereal.
Lots of layers and they do need naming and perhaps locking out when working on a specific layer. I tend to make a copy of something if I want to fiddle about with it. Same with brushes - make a copy, rename, experiment - then that’s the day gone!
Congratulations, this is going so well for you and should certainly help your fasting blood sugars as you have probably already burned away any fat around your liver and pancreas. Brilliant.
) hot lc food (why must I eat hot food Julie, I'm 65 and can make my own decisions) without my Fenland support pack. No apple trees to pick, turn into cider, give away then prune and spray. No raspberries, asparagus, strawberries and blackberries to cut back. No 4 tons of logs to stack, carry in and burn. Cyprus doesn't really want us this winter so no winter sun - I don't want to go somewhere else thank you TUI and the money back won't compensate November 3rd really needs to give me hope Looking forward to seeing how this will work - at a guess it will involve grandchildren, pups and Nordic walking Hug for all your ills @geefull. Oh, I've golf balls, whackers, togs and stuff as well.
