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    MARINE ART

    Sep 06, 2019 4 minutes

    What is the key to a successful marine painting?

    Ben Mowll: For me, success involves some planning. You have to plan your painting. Have a reasonably clear idea about what it is that you want to say before you start. That, in turn, will help you to know when to stop, before you kill your work by over-doing it… And we have all done that!

    Ben, you paint in both watercolour and oils. Does one or other medium lend itself better to marine painting?

    BM: Different subjects suggest a different medium or treatment. They are, essentially, two totally different musical instruments. You have to choose which medium

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