I decided to return to watercolours and build up some canal paintings. This was a contra jour scene I spotted recently. I loved the weeds and rushes at the canal edge in the foreground. I decided to add a narrowboat, mainly to upset troll. Then, dropping some white gouache onto the wet paper gives the satisfying illusion of smoke. I’m easily pleased.
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This is more than self pleasing, Sir. It’s marvelous.
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Thanks, I am glad you like it
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So what does the troll have against boats? (asks the woman who cant stop painting them — badly)
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I make it a rule never to second guess morons. Here are five of its comments over the months – bathed liberally in right-on wit:
This is not art……it’s trash
Did I hear “barges” ?
Bhajis????
That’s fine
…but when are you returning to your forté……Bhajis!😆
Crap.
… and on and on. What pratt returns to a site they patently dislike time and time again? But boats or barges seem to elicit special derision.
Like you I love painting boats with their strange shapes that change with viewpoint. It appears some dont like seeing them.
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LOL! By all means, keep painting boats and barges Graham! That is too funny, and your work is very impressive by the way!
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Nice painting of an overgrown canal bank. I like how the water reflects the sky.
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Thanks Shawn. When you’re painting water it is basically an upside-down sky. Do it that way and you’re half way to getting something believable.
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This is a lovely painting. I’m looking forward to trying some gouache smoke! Thanks for the tip. Ignore the trolls.
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