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Hello Steven, good to see you are painting a beautiful loch. I think the size of this painting is very important it will have plenty of impact. I think loose watercolour painting style is really nice when painted on a grande scale. The artist Arnold Lowry paints on half imperial size and it works very well for him. Smaller more intimate works have a different appeal too. I run a couple of painting workshops each week on an on going basis and one of them is a beginners watercolour class. The students swing from very large scale to postcard size often experimenting on the same suject. Today we were talking about the impact painting sizes give. I especially love the delicate fore shore in this painting. Lovely colours and fresh as ever. Happy painting.
Hi Caroline Lochs are one of my favourite painting subjects. 15” x 11” is the largest I’ve tried in watercolours, though I would like to try something bigger. Best of luck with your workshops. Regards, Steven.
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Hello Steven, good to see you are painting a beautiful loch. I think the size of this painting is very important it will have plenty of impact. I think loose watercolour painting style is really nice when painted on a grande scale. The artist Arnold Lowry paints on half imperial size and it works very well for him. Smaller more intimate works have a different appeal too.
I run a couple of painting workshops each week on an on going basis and one of them is a beginners watercolour class. The students swing from very large scale to postcard size often experimenting on the same suject. Today we were talking about the impact painting sizes give.
I especially love the delicate fore shore in this painting. Lovely colours and fresh as ever.
Happy painting.
Hi Caroline
Lochs are one of my favourite painting subjects. 15” x 11” is the largest I’ve tried in watercolours, though I would like to try something bigger.
Best of luck with your workshops.
Regards, Steven.
Thank you Steven and good luck with painting in a large format.
Very nice. Just like being there.
Thanks Keith.
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