The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)
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Had to look up Black Combe, Clapton, as it didn't ring bells. I got the basic idea from a photograph of horses on Inch Beach in Ireland (where Ryan's Daughter was filmed), so not too far apart in idea. A lot of artists work from photographs these days but I always try to put my own spin on any I use. Glad you liked it.clapton is god wrote:^ I like that a lot. Got movement in it in all the right places. Reminds me of the heavy horses on the beach beneath Black Combe.
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Two sketch book efforts for Worthy. Done from yesterday's commentary photos whilst the game was in progress.....
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I didn't know that B.A. Baracus had a game for us!
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Oh aye. Bowls a mean hand grenade.Bruce Rioja wrote:I didn't know that B.A. Baracus had a game for us!
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Weather's lousy so spent last night and this morning in a nicer place (mentally). An impressionist view of Eilean Donan castle in Scotland's western Highlands..(or it could be Brigadoon) Camera flash got a bit happy with the lilac which it often does with some watercolours, but the rest seems okay.
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Nice work, Tango, though I recall when I went there that there was a lot more water.
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Apparently, Monty, (and I've seen quite a few picures of it) the tide comes in and recedes daily so that sometimes under the bridge arches are almost dry and others a full stream. Have a look here:Montreal Wanderer wrote:Nice work, Tango, though I recall when I went there that there was a lot more water.
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Inspired by Joseph Crawhall's "The Forge". Crawhall was a Victorian English painter who specialised in painting birds and animals (and other subjects) in watercolour. A brilliant artist and this is just a cap-doff to his work.
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Still on horses, snow and local stuff. Back at the start of this thread I did a painting of an old photograph. It was a reasonable attempt but a bit bland and I always wanted to do one with more "life/movement/reality". I did the second one this week and much prefer it. Not perfection by any means, but....
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Just a comment here Tango and no way a criticism, as it's way better than my abilities, but the road looking less steep on the 2nd pic makes the chap on the plough slightly out of perspective to me. Great effort though and nice use of colours too
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You might be right or wrong Harry depending how you view it and I don't mind the comment at all. Glad of the interest.. Here's the original for comparison...
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Him at the back's in line for some beltin' rose bushes.
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I actually got the road wrong in both pics Harry, well, mainly the first, as the photo shows it rising upwards not sloping down as is indeed the case with that stretch of Halliwell. Not that critical though, as it'll never make the Tate....Harry Genshaw wrote:Just a comment here Tango and no way a criticism, as it's way better than my abilities, but the road looking less steep on the 2nd pic makes the chap on the plough slightly out of perspective to me. Great effort though and nice use of colours too
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Took an old black and white photo as a base, swapped a pair of boots instead of a billy can and added a kit bag. My version of the pit lad who made good..
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Ever looking to capture mood, movement, light etc, these are not paintings, but ten/fifteen minute attempts from my sketch book. I make no attempt at detail, just try to catch the whole thing. Not surprisingly, on one of my favourite topics.
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WTF? Where's the Tango?
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I'm actually working on a painting of that, Monty. Deserves more than a quick sketch.Montreal Wanderer wrote:WTF? Where's the Tango?
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Here you go Monty...Tango.....Montreal Wanderer wrote:WTF? Where's the Tango?
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In the Argentine tango does the girl always kick her partner where the sun don't shine? Well done - now for the Gay Gordons.
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Wondering how best to repond to that Monty (in that p'c era). Probably best to not respond at all. Gay Gordons, Dashing White Sergeant, St Bernard's Waltz, Cuckoo Waltz, Brittania Two-Step, Pride of Erin Waltz....gee, it's a pc nightmare..Montreal Wanderer wrote:In the Argentine tango does the girl always kick her partner where the sun don't shine? Well done - now for the Gay Gordons.
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