I've been painting again

[Dave 123]

A lot of the things I do are inspired by bike rides, be it a scene I’ve seen or a bird I’ve spied...

I struggle with depth, perspective, colour, observation and confidence!
I need to learn to be more loose. In fact I’ve just stumbled upon a blog of a lady who paints in this style.... I’ll try to relax more. In the meantime-

Like I say, a load of sh1te!

 

[Levo-Lon]

I have been painting too. 3 days in, just the glossing to do now. It took 4 coats to cover the dark pink my daughter picked 9 years ago.

nightmare isn't it.
Had a hell of a job covering a dark red wall..grr Kids and their fads

 

[Reynard]

Derek Warwick, Renault RE50, 1984 British GP, Brands Hatch - 14 x 10 acrylic

Henri Toivonen / Fred Gallagher, Opel Manta 400, 1983 Manx International Rally - 20 x 16 acrylic

Paul Warwick celebrating on the podium, Brands Hatch 1991 - 16 x 12 watercolour

 

[Levo-Lon]

Art is what people see, and i see some good work.

As long as we stay away from this modern art we should be fine..

 

[Grant Fondo]

A lot of the things I do are inspired by bike rides, be it a scene I’ve seen or a bird I’ve spied...

I struggle with depth, perspective, colour, observation and confidence!
I need to learn to be more loose. In fact I’ve just stumbled upon a blog of a lady who paints in this style.... I’ll try to relax more. In the meantime-

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Like I say, a load of sh1te!

No I like those watercolours, particularly the birds

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I think all these efforts are brilliant

I've got all the kit but haven't had a minute to produce a picture in years.

Good on you all. It's all about what you see, not about being a technical expert.

 

[Salty seadog]

A lot of the things I do are inspired by bike rides, be it a scene I’ve seen or a bird I’ve spied...

I struggle with depth, perspective, colour, observation and confidence!
I need to learn to be more loose. In fact I’ve just stumbled upon a blog of a lady who paints in this style.... I’ll try to relax more. In the meantime-

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Like I say, a load of sh1te!

Better than I could manage. They're good.

Art is what people see, and i see some good work.

As long as we stay away from this modern art we should be fine..

I like a lot of modern art, some is pap though.
A bit of Piet Mondrian, it suits my mathematical /scientific brain.

 

[gavroche]

You lot make me feel depressed as I can't do anything like that. I envy you.

 

[Dave 123]

[QUOTE 5484709, member: 9609"]i recognised in a glance all three birds, wish I could paint like that - i don't even know where to start[/QUOTE]
Maybe you do @User9609 , but they were all supposed to be swans!

 

[Sjw]

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Bit crap but sooo much fun !

Moody yet serene. I like it very much. My sort of art

 

[Cuchilo]

For anyone wanting to give oil a go just watch Bob and do what he says

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcVeRlPu_5w


The magic white he is talking about is basically covering the whole canvass with a diluted white wash before you start anything .

 

[Yellow Saddle]

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Bit crap but sooo much fun !

Looks great, what is it?





Tongue in cheek and all that, obviously.

 

[Salty seadog]

Looks great, what is it?





Tongue in cheek and all that, obviously.

A bowl of fruit obviously.

 

[Dave 123]

More swans.....

I’ve been playing with ‘loose’. I quite enjoy it, but I’m still grasping for the handrail of hard lines!

So that was my attempts at breaking free...
But like I say, I had to go back to my safety zone. There are some merits in these but the Robin swan is a bit murky

Maybe it was w murky day, maybe I need to add more detail.

Maybe I shouldn’t give up my day job......

 

[Reynard]

My current favourite technique with watercolour is pen-and-wash. I like the idea of having to do a good drawing, but then be a lot looser with the colour.

The robin's not bad, Dave. Are you using black to darken your colours? Maybe try doing thin glazes of colour to darken the tones instead, working wet on dry as opposed to wet into wet. (a hairdryer is very useful when it comes to speeding up the process)