A view of the Mersey Estuary under a low afternoon sun with the Wirral Peninsular in the background and just a hint of the wind turbines. Originally I painted the gulls bigger, but they dominated, as gulls do. Now they sit a little more reservedly in the landscape.
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You control the color so well. I could never do that.
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Thanks GP. Well some control. I had to wash the front beach off and start again. It came out a bit better second time around.
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You are too modest!
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I can really feel the sun hitting my face. Very nice.
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Thanks KingKang – as I said above, I had to reduce the darkness of the foreground as it wasnt working and as a consequence risked losing the effect of light. Good to hear you are ok with it.
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Wonderful painting, Graham!
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A lovely scene you have painted with the sun’s rays making the water all shimmery. The Mersey meant something to me…I researched and now I know that I was remembering a song by the Pacemakers, Ferry Cross the Mersey. Now I need to see where it is on a map!
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Thanks Louise. Gerry Marsden, the lead singer died earlier in the year. The ferry is just around the corner from where this was painted. It crosses the Mersey at Liverpool`s waterfront.
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Beautiful light. Love this one . Happy Easter 😊
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Thanks Suzanne – I hope the sun shines.
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It does but there is still snow here !
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