Watercolour on Saunders Waterford High White NOT paper. 140lb. 1/4 Imperial. This is following on from a sketch i did earlier in the week when Farmer Goodenough was cutting the grass for silage and baling it. It’s actually in the field next to my house. A bit of a change of scene for me. I started the painting at Art Group on Thursday and finished it off today.
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Pete
As a follow up to the sketch I posted in a blog a couple of days ago, I’ve now worked up my sketch of Widemouth Bay into a full painting. Painted on Arches NOT paper. 140lb. 1/2 Imperial.
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Pete
I managed to get out for a few hours today, sketching in Bude. The first effort is a pen and wash of ‘The Pink House’ which is situated by the sea lock at Budehaven. It gave me a chance to try out my new travel brushes (see my last blog)… Well one of them anyway. After the initial ink sketch I used the squirrel mop brush for the whole wash thingy. It’s a brilliant brush, beautifully points and carries a lot of water/paint. It took me about 1 1/2 hours to complete. That ran me up to lunchtime, then after lunch I did a quick sketch facing the other way towards the visitor centre. Not completely finished, but enough to work with, supported by a few photos. The weather is supposed to be good tomorrow as well so I might set out early and get some sketching done at Widemouth Bay before my art group meets. All in all, a reasonably successful day.
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Pete
Just had my first experience ordering from Rosemary & Co online. What a superb service! I ordered yesterday and they are in my hands today. Not only that, the quality seems to be brilliant. After attending a David Bellamy workshop last week I was very impressed with the brushes he was using. I ended up buying a no. 6 and no. 1 rigger from him. They point beautifully and hold a LOT of paint/water. I decided when I got Home that my plein air equipment doesn’t really need the kitchen sink so I checked out the Rosemary & Co website for some travel brushes. These are Kolinsky Sable brushes and they didn’t break the bank (unlike the Escoda set I was looking at on Bromleys). I will definitely be re-visiting the site to purchase further items. I still need a flat brush and could also be tempted with the comb brush. Here’s some pics of my brushes and I can’t wait to try them out.
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Pete
Budehaven Boat Hire
Watercolour on Arches NOT paper. 140lb 1/4 imperial. While waiting for my Art Club to start, I had a stroll along the canal basin at Bude to look for a suitable subject to paint. This scene caught my eye and I duly snapped it on my iPad. I fancied a go at painting some figures as I tend to shy away from them! I did a sketch first, then progressed to the painting which took about 4 hours. A fairly restricted pallette of Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, Cad red, Cad Yellow, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Aureolin, light red and a touch of gouache to recover some lost whites.
Pete Batho Artist 