Britford again!
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Britford again!
Inspired by Stour Otters excellent photograph following Chubmans post I was moved to dust off my watercolour box and make a rapid sketch after re jigging the composition and applying quite a bit of artistic licence!
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Re: Britford again!
Beautiful watercolour Catfish. It's a wonderful place that I've been to recce but not actually fished yet.
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Re: Britford again!
Excellent water colour! You're a gifted man.
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
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Re: Britford again!
Lovely.
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The most precious places in the English landscape are those secretive corners,
where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
The most precious places in the English landscape are those secretive corners,
where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
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Re: Britford again!
fantastic catfish, lots of views at britford, 2 weirs, a eel house.and a castle circa 1700, get down there with some water colours soon please
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Re: Britford again!
I think even John Constable would stand back in admiration sir.
Stour Otter
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The good angler is not the one with expensive equipment. Common sense, observation and trying to realize
what is happening above and below water will catch fish no matter what price equipment you fish with.
L.A. Parker - This Fishing 1948
what is happening above and below water will catch fish no matter what price equipment you fish with.
L.A. Parker - This Fishing 1948
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Re: Britford again!
A first class water colour, well done!
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Re: Britford again!
Yes Chubman I might well travel down there for a couple of days in the winter. River fishing has always been a cold weather pursuit for me, in summer I am a man of the ponds. I don't know if the paints will travel with me, I find a good 'plein air' painting quite elusive for me. So many problems to overcome. Of course being an angler I'm used to the nettles, briars, stinging insects etc. The weather in all its moods gives the artist his most inspirational subjects but so often the image is fleeting, the light changes and it's gone. So I tend to gather reference material and work back in the 'studio' ( my garage!) trying to capture the feeling I experienced 'on site' as it were.
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Re: Britford again!
Nice work. Very good