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Watercolour Painting on a Budget - Pt 2 Brushes and Paper
Having covered paints I now come to brushes and paper, brushes being the first topic. From left to right: Robert Wade Signature Neef, Rosemary 401, Luxartis Kolinsky, Escoda Kolinsky, Da Vinci Casaneo,...
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Latest Paintings
Here are my latest efforts, mainly at AVA Thursday meetings, although I frequently do the drawing the previous day. I find this often works best rather than drawing and painting in one session.Young...
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Another Batch
Here are more of  my recent paintings - I usually average two per week - again I'm not suggesting they are good just my work. I tend to post initially on my Facebook page and also on the group...
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Watercolour Paintings 47
Here are the latest batch for October. I've tried to mix them up even more this month.D Joy McFadden (?)What colour! Love this.Edward WessonLars Eje LarssonThe more I see of this artists work the more...
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Watercolour Dot Cards
A few years ago Daniel Smith introduced these dot cards. At least I think they were the first. Since then they have proliferated. Winsor & Newton then offered  a few, I think with some special...
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Watercolour Paintings 48
Here are Novembers batch. They are a mixture of different styles and old and newer artists. Hope you like them.Gerard HendriksAn excellent example of Gerards Bird PaintingsEdo HannemaDianne BenoitI'm...
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Latest Paintings
Here are some of my latest efforts. I make the usual proviso I don't post them as good just what I am producing sat the moment. My painting has always been on the inconsistent side, partly because I...
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I have just updated the INDEX. This is in JUNE 2014. I know accessing this is a bit of a fag BUT there is a lot of good stuff there, including by other contributors.
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Catherine Beale
We don't have many demos  at Avon Valley Artists but have just had one by the Bath artist Catherine Beale -  https://catherinebeale.com/ - at our venue of Saltford Church Hall. Catherine teaches a...
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Watercolour Paintings 49
Here are Decembers batch. Another mixture of old and newer artists, including some of the very best and some of my favourites. Liu YuTrevor LingardBev JozwiakMilind Mullick John Singer SargeantCharles...
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Van Gogh Watercolours - New and Revised Range?
I was recently informed by a comment on the blog from Sebastien that a major revision of the Van Gogh range is taking place. However when I went on the Royal Talens site there is no mention of this and...
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More Information on New Van Gogh Watercolours
I have received a reply to my enquiries from Yogesh Karia, Country Manager UK & Ireland. These are the replies.1. Available from immediate effect.2.Tubes & Pans £2.953. Tubes & Pans Series...
View ArticleHAPPY XMAS & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
May I wish all my followers and everyone else who visit this blog a Happy Xmas  and Prosperous New Year. Unfortunately we face very uncertain times both in the UK and World Wide.In the UK the...
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Last Paintings of 2018
These are my last efforts of 2018. Guess Who? This was in response to a n Xmas subject at my art group. 16" x 12 Yellowhammer 12" x 9"Heron 16" x 12" This was a free subject at my art groupMountain...
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Watercolour Paintings 50
To start 2019 - and a Happy New Year to everybody - here is a bumper collection of watercolour paintings from a wide range of old and new artists. This is No 50 in this series of watercolours from...
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First Painting of 2019
Actually I did the drawing prior to Xmas, and finished the painting on the 1st, having started it a few days before BUT it was finished on the first. I have been collecting a series of references in...
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Product Test - Daler Watercolour Board
I first heard of this product when Catherine Beale came to my art group to do a demo. She uses these boards for her 'gravity painting' technique. Several of the group have since tried them and indeed...
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New Maimeriblu Watercolours
After sticking with the existing range for over 20 years Maimeri have done a massive revamp of their popular Maimeriblu artist quality watercolours. Maimeri have always been highly rated with Handprint...
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Latest Paintings
I keep going with the painting although the session at m AVA group this week was a disaster (for me) . Anyway I finished off the Hare painting after scrapping the effort for this weeks subject 'City...
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African Wild Dog
Finished this yesterday at stage three. First stage do the drawing, next day initial painting, mainly the face, then finished it yesterday. I watch a lot of wildlife programmes and have seen several on...
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