Nice surprise this morning to find one of my paintings is amongst Marions project favourties for the year on the about.com painting forum.
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I was determined to finish this in time for Christmas!!  Snowflakes Too another painting for the Festive season. 
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Snowflakes - a seasonal picture painted as an experiment in mixed media.  I used watered down writing ink, irridescent medium, white acrylic ink and metallic paint.  The background was poured and sprayed.  The flakes were painted /drawn with a brush and pen nib.  Finally to make it fully seasonal blue and clear beads were applied to the flakes.

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Well I finished my painting of the Beamish Valley and I don't like it.  I've spent a few days pondering the painting and have found that the waters edge isn't right and the colours are a bit to full on - I was trying to achieve a vibrant autumn look and it turned out a bit too vibrant.  New drawing is underway and less intense colours planned.  May turn out to be one of those paintings where the reference photo is so good that I should consider framing the photo. 

Venice Nights is drawn - how...
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Finished a new abstract  My Mondrain.  My interpretation of the Piet Mondrian "compositions in red blue and yellow".  Getting those straight lines was not as easy as one may think.

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I've added a new category of still lives as My Morandi didn't fit into any other section.  Just need to do a few more still lives to keep My Morandi company.
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