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The Price of Watercolour Paint.
Watercolour painting is an expensive hobby, especially if you buy the best (most expensive?) materials. I refer primarily to amateur artists, who are leisure painters and may have limited funds....
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The AVA Resumes!
Yesterday the 7th Avon Valley Artists resumed our Winter programme, the subject being `Food and/or Cooking'. On this occasion only eight members were present with various apologies for absence. Still...
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Another Winsor & Newton Limited Edition
Winsor & Newton have introduced another limited edition of 6 `special' paints they are calling the `Twilight Edition'. Once again the paints are listed as Series 3 and are only available in 5ml...
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Watercolour Paintings (14)
Observant readers may note I have omitted 13 in this series. I'm not particularly superstitious but just left it out on the spur of the moment! Once again a mixture of well-known and not so well-known...
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Two Recent Paintings
These are my two most recent paintings, excepting failures that is! The first is of a Kickapoo warrior.A Kickapoo Warrior - 16" x 12" Centenaire. The head band colours are purely imaginary and his...
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Watercolour Paintings (15)
Here are the latest batch of watercolour paintings. Once again a mix of artists old and new, some well-known others not so. I also try to show a mix of styles so that there is something for...
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More on Pigments
My recent piece about the latest Winsor & Newton limited edition set raised a number of interesting questions. One of these was what was the point of buying them and wanting more, when you would be...
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Latest Paintings
Although I haven't been painting as much these days I do try to maintain a reasonable rate and the following are recent efforts. I stress they aren't shown as good paintings just mine.Ready for War -...
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Last Weeks Paintings
These are my latest efforts. The first in response to the subject `Flowers', the other just a quick 40 minute painting to fill in time as I always finish earlier than the others.16 " x 12"...
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Lukas watercolours now stocked by Jacksons
I am pleased to report that Lukas watercolours are now stocked by Jacksons. I like Lukas as an excellent range combining good quality with very keen prices. I'm rapidly coming round to the view that...
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Mystery Animal
This was the latest subject at my art group. We were given the same photograph on arriving at the hall where we paint. This turned out to be a polar bear with two cubs. Photo on the left. I'm afraid...
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Watercolour Paintings (16)
Here are some more watercolours I have selected. Some artists are `regulars' others are new. I keep finding new artists all the time and, as usual, have picked a mixture of styles and subjects. There...
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Water
This was the latest subject at my AVA group `Water'. As I've explained before we are allowed considerable licence in our interpretation of the subject.16" x 12" Centenaire 140lb notI don't find `water'...
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Latest Paintings
This first one was the result of the subject `Sunshine and Shadows' at my last AVA session. I know I stretch the subject but this is allowed and I like painting offbeat subjects. I've no idea what to...
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Watercolour Paintings 17
Here are the latest watercolour paintings I've downloaded. A varied selection with many different styles and approaches. Hope you like them at least some of them!Ali SajidGenevieve BuchananAnother from...
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Product Review - Cornwall Watercolour Paper
I recently tried out Cornwall watercolour paper from the well-known German manufacturer Hahnehmuhle. They have quite a range and Gerard Hendriks uses their Andalucia 500gsm paper - so does Viktoria...
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Left Hand
This is my latest Indian portrait, a Comanche Indian with the name of Left Hand. I haven't been able to find anything else about him. The guide photo is from the Edward Curtis collection, freely...
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Ultramarine Blue PB29 (Pigment Blue 29)
As we have already discovered there are several variations of Ultramarine Blue, each pigment batch defined by a five figure number. I think this applies to many other colours, PV19 Quinacridone Rose...
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Latest Paintings
These are my latest efforts.16" x 12" Centenaire16" x 12" Waterford High White - An Amerindian mother and child.16" x 12 Waterford High White -Left Hand - Comanche16" x 12" Waterford High White Peter...
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Watercolour Paintings (18)
Here is this months batch of watercolour paintings. Again a mix of well-known and lesser known artists with a variety of styles. Naturally I include a few of my favourites.Robert Wade - Doyen of...
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