Sunday, 21 November 2010

Barn in a field

For my birthday last month my wife bought me a book by James Fletcher-Watson. I love his work but sadly his books are no longer in print. However, my wife managed to get me a good condition second hand book off the 'net, so I'm in heaven.

I've only read a few pages of the book so far, but this very quick painting of a barn in a field was copied from his book to give me a feel for how this great artist approached his work. Mine is nothing like his (lol) but I know I'm going to learn a great deal from him.
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5 comments:

  1. _Frankb1021 November 2010 at 16:32

    This is beautiful John, rich colours and great sky. The parallel lines on the left don't look quite right, but overall, nice work.

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  2. John (JWJarts)21 November 2010 at 18:35

    Thanks Frank. The parallel lines were intended to show this was ploughed field, and I should have made them more broken.

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  3. Keith Tilley21 November 2010 at 23:15

    I'm lucky to have two of his books, John, and I'm sure you'll find him a great inspiration.

    This looks very good. I think the fact that it was done quickly has helped to keep it looking fresh.

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  4. Sandra Busby22 November 2010 at 20:29

    Yes - we wives are just fabulous aren't we? Lol! Fantastic John! I'm sure it is just as good :0)

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  5. Anonymous23 November 2010 at 22:56

    A lovely soft watercolor.
    Jean

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