'Nocturne'

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I have been busy studying light, clouds and skies this week...... brushing off my physics knowledge and applying those principles to a new brush and oils ;-)

'Bella of South Kensington'

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This is a line study, and the last of this series on composition. Walking from the tube to the Royal Marsden I pass this lovely statue to Bella Bartok. So the composition of lines just had to include him. It is also an analogous split complimentary palette of colours I would not normally choose, but the poster on the side of the telephone booth was bright yellow and it was this which had drawn my eye.

'Dart Lines'

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A painting showing an interrelationship of line between the soft lines of the landscape curving down to the water, against the hard lines of the man made steps + rail + tables + lamp. I was using up paints left on my palette and actually enjoyed painting with the browns and the greens :-)

'Cool Blue Dart'

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Lunch on the Dart about twelve days ago, and a quick photo lead to this study. The 'Narnians' of Totnes would say that it was dull and grey that day :-) and it was, so I took the liberty of raising the key of the painting. This is a quick study for 'graceful line' and my VAA studies.

'Newport Creek'

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This is a large brush study against the clock. It was a 30 minute study, and instead of 'fiddling with form' I focused more on large masses, light, and atmospheric perspective, using a limited palette - and it worked for me ;-)