Update on the Giveaway...

From my last blogpost, we now have a WINNER for the Giveaway 

Bizarrely enough Liz happens to live not that far from us.  No it wasn't a 'Fix', that's exactly why I use an independent Number Selecting Gadget app on my phone, the result is then out of my hands. 

Apparently Liz has since told me that she never wins anything, so this has made her day.  

That's a Win Win for me, as I have cheered up someone's day.

🎨 🎨 🎨

Sketch time

Even when I am preparing Canvases for painting, I still sketch. Today, I couldn't help but doodle an idea for a future painting - reckon this will be an Oil painting soon

Sketching with Oil paint

Not always an obvious choice, sketching with Oil paint.  I find it useful, not only for reference use at some future point, but it also loosens up my work - small exercise in the midst of other artwork, particularly large pieces.  This oil sketch is 6x4 inch, a very useful little gem.

The subject is the Lake, part of the River Yeo on the Arlington Court estate, with a glimpse of a bridge pier, one of two that would have formed a suspension bridge over the river. The bridge never came to fruition, but the matching piers stand as a reminder of what could have been.  Sketching from a photo isn't ideal, but these days and in our current climate, it's the best alternative....

I did video this on Timelapse - hopefully the link will open for you....

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