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Similar painting today to yesterday's sketch. This is the finished A4 watercolour taken from the sketch. Slitting Mill farm land looking to Cannock Chase on a wet afternoon.
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Painted whilst listening to Haydn's Stabat Mater.
 
Was interesting seeing the Northumberland miners art exhibition a few years ago.They were tough guys working below ground in a narrow seam. It must have counterbalanced their work finding expression in art.

Muddy Cyclist said:
A rich and sadly lost industry. A few hundred yards from us is a sandstone outcrop. I used to do early morning walks to watch the sun rise from the top. I met a miner up there on a few occasions, talking to him he said he sat and watched the sun rise as often as he could because he had spent too many of his years beneath the ground. The town where we live used to be a thriving mining town. Great photo.
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One poet spoke about the open sky of Lincolnshire. The Holland district of Lincs is like that.

ianpspurs said:
Not sure how Holkham fits into The Fens - definitely Breckland - but an interesting collection of art based on Fenland. Quite homesick with some of the locations but it is the sky in Sunrise and Dusk that tug at the heart http://www.ashwinstudio.co.uk/fenland-landscapes.php. Maybe one day I too will be able to say: I came through and I shall return (Thanks George)
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Muddy Cyclist said:
Similar painting today to yesterday's sketch. This is the finished A4 watercolour taken from the sketch. Slitting Mill farm land looking to Cannock Chase on a wet afternoon.
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Painted whilst listening to Haydn's Stabat Mater.
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Looks very wet, like today in these parts - I particularly like the trees in the background and that fence line with the watery sky and path. Haydn - I can see that being very calming - even though the subject matter is a bit tragic. Not in any way religious but the music and art and the odd building - fab.
 
ianpspurs said:
Not sure how Holkham fits into The Fens - definitely Breckland - but an interesting collection of art based on Fenland. Quite homesick with some of the locations but it is the sky in Sunrise and Dusk that tug at the heart http://www.ashwinstudio.co.uk/fenland-landscapes.php. Maybe one day I too will be able to say: I came through and I shall return (Thanks George)
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Wonderful bag of art - boats, water, , skies, trees - I do like the trees - and some interesting arty quotes.
 
good evening all :)

4.4 this morning

we took Mum to her bank today and followed on with lunch out ;)
so, by the time we got back to Mum's, spoke to the contractor working across the road who's a friend of mr gee's, played fetch in the garden with Katy and drank tea that's most of the day gone :hilarious:

hope your Friday is treating you well :)

@gennepher - nice autumnal feeling to your landscape, I like the stile :) interested to see what you do with the light if you decide to work on it.

@dunelm - quite dark in that wood, but the branches with the light filtering through from behind are effective :)

@Alien Aspie - striking composition and the waterfall is very well rendered :)

@Muddy Cyclist - always interesting to see how you translate the sketch into the finished work. That patch of light through the trees give is a nice focal point and the surface of the track works very well :)

art bit -
wow, brushes are a minefield area :sorry: soooo many brushes :D:hilarious:

this one's pretty self explanatory, it's just a bit of a neighbours' garden wall, all watercolour this time.

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dunelm said:
Looks very wet, like today in these parts - I particularly like the trees in the background and that fence line with the watery sky and path. Haydn - I can see that being very calming - even though the subject matter is a bit tragic. Not in any way religious but the music and art and the odd building - fab.
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Thankyou and snap, fallen by the way side Methodist, still love the music thus my interest in West Gallery Music and Sheffield Carols.
 
Oh dear, you will have Offa turning in his grave roaming around Mercia like that. :)

alf_Josiah said:
Sutton Bank I believe.

The land of the dark and dangerous norf, beautiful countryside, strong winds, rain and strange language.
I have been to the Dale's and Moors once or twice, I had to get my Welsh Taffia passport stamped at the Watford Gap passport control, alas my passport has expired, breathed it's last, turned it's toes up. Not even James Herriot from Hawes could revive it.
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geefull said:
good evening all :)

4.4 this morning

we took Mum to her bank today and followed on with lunch out ;)
so, by the time we got back to Mum's, spoke to the contractor working across the road who's a friend of mr gee's, played fetch in the garden with Katy and drank tea that's most of the day gone :hilarious:

hope your Friday is treating you well :)

@gennepher - nice autumnal feeling to your landscape, I like the stile :) interested to see what you do with the light if you decide to work on it.

@dunelm - quite dark in that wood, but the branches with the light filtering through from behind are effective :)

@Alien Aspie - striking composition and the waterfall is very well rendered :)

@Muddy Cyclist - always interesting to see how you translate the sketch into the finished work. That patch of light through the trees give is a nice focal point and the surface of the track works very well :)

art bit -
wow, brushes are a minefield area :sorry: soooo many brushes :D:hilarious:

this one's pretty self explanatory, it's just a bit of a neighbours' garden wall, all watercolour this time.

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Thank you.

You are so good at walls and bricks, very well captured subject, colours and composition of brick spot on.

Brushes, hmmm, I have one very large pointed round brush, several sizes of riggers, fans I seldom use, and one large and small flat. Lots of others but the ones I mentioned are the ones that get most used. Most used large pointed round for washes and some fine lines, riggers of all sizes side ways on for textured washes, the flat for mostly removing colour.
 
geefull said:
good evening all :)

4.4 this morning

we took Mum to her bank today and followed on with lunch out ;)
so, by the time we got back to Mum's, spoke to the contractor working across the road who's a friend of mr gee's, played fetch in the garden with Katy and drank tea that's most of the day gone :hilarious:

hope your Friday is treating you well :)

@gennepher - nice autumnal feeling to your landscape, I like the stile :) interested to see what you do with the light if you decide to work on it.


art bit -
wow, brushes are a minefield area :sorry: soooo many brushes :D:hilarious:

this one's pretty self explanatory, it's just a bit of a neighbours' garden wall, all watercolour this time.

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Thank you @geefull

A beautiful gentle painting of the garden wall.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Not sure it is appropriate to post this. I might get moderated.

Have just realised that Zoom can be a potential minefield.

was setting up for my 5pm Zoom meeting on pilates. Luckily no one has joined yet. Was testing webcam and sound etc. The door to the upstairs office was open.

As I looked at the screen the upstairs landing was visible through the open door and I saw the back view of Mr K walking across the landing (minus his clothes) on the way to the shower - totally unaware that the webcam was plugged in.

Note to self. Make sure the door of the office is firmly closed when I do start the meeting.
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no words, just...

:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
 
SlimLizzy said:
@jjraak would like to believe it will get better, but if we return to UK the rules are more draconian than ever, we would not even be allowed to go food shopping or for a walk. With fines if we are caught out of our designated quarantine place. Ofc this may have changed or I might be misinformed.
Checking up, found this on the official French Consulate in the UK website:

passengers coming from France
The British authorities have announced that a 14-day quarantine will again apply to all passengers arriving from France. From 4.00 a.m. on Saturday 15 August (5.00 a.m. Paris time), anyone travelling from France will have to provide an address in the UK, where they will be required to self-isolate for two weeks. This measure is compulsory and likely to be subject to checks. Anyone in breach of the measure is liable to fines ranging from £1,000 to £3,200.

FBG 6.2.

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i doubt many pay attention to the guidelines, @SlimLizzy

and while i will bemoan the govt... we do seem to be doing better (2 weeks behind ? ) then other places in Europe.
so while the leics etc are locked down, i very much doubt it's followed religiously.

presume London's like Paris in some respects,
local able to converse will poo poo the police and get away with it.

but we both know the press will dress up other countries as being much worse then theirs.

despite my obvious concerns, life has been near normal since late June in many way.
before that driving was dangerous, and thrilling .
you COULD be stopped,
now i go where i like nothing happens.

i wear a mask in supermarkets others don't
i don't wear a mask on street others do.

horses for courses.
we all assess our own PERSONAL risks.

and others who should be judging risks,, aka the police, don't bother.
or so it seems.

Lockdown ONE had a chance of making this better.
but we snafued that up totally.


Now we WON'T get lockdown 2, because no one will adhere to it.

come on home.
the waters lovely.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Good Morning and 5.7 for me today.

Spent yesterday afternoon walking with daughter SIL and youngest granddaughter, they then came back to us for a meal, planned to eat outside so two garden tables laid nicely, table cloths and all but it got too cold and so we had to move into dinning room. We all tried to social distance but once indoors it becomes very difficult even though our rooms are spacious and then there is that question of time spent indoors, daughter kept opening outside doors and windows for air flow but we also had insect flow, difficult times, winter will be very hard.

Muddy Bike ride today. Then collect the paint for the big house decorating project.

Life goes on regardless be sure to use it well. Keep safe.
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that's a path many are having to take.
and while we TRY to be sensible,
those family binds are hard to break

hug..DON'T hug.
shake hands ..DON'T shake hands.

GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY,
as charged your honour.

as are you and oh so many of loving and caring for those you
love and care about.

what an awful disease this is.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Muddy Bike ride on an unusually quiet Cannock Chase, did jumps, technical trails and fast down hills, however crossing a road on the way home my foot slipped off the pedal and now I have 4 bloody gouges on my shin, flipping hurts! But more annoying I've spoilt my sun tan. :banghead::joyful:

Never mind worse things happen at sea.

@dunelm Thats a very pleasing sketch, well balanced not overworked imo, pleasing to my eye. Good luck with your good ladies car change
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a hug for the gouges, but a BIG thumbs up for shaking it off with such fine words.

smarts doesn't it,

but then you get to watch the scab grow
and THEN pick it off...OOOOHHH :woot::bigtears:
 
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