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King Kookaburra
Draw up your subject. Block in the dark areas of the bird with a mix of Indanthrone Blue (or Ultramarine Blue) and Burnt Sienna, varying the mix and creating a feather like pattern, lifting off colour as you go to create the feather formation on the
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Its The Interpretation That Makes It Work
Many people I speak to tell me they really enjoy painting but don’t get the time to do it. My answer is, I paint (almost every day) and sometimes don’t get the time to do other things. As a young man I had the need to draw, and I enjoyed art at schoo
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Making A Good Impression
Keep a wooden ruler next to your easel to rap yourself over the knuckles with, if you have any thoughts about overworking an impressionistic painting. Its whole appeal is in its freshness. Here I have used this impressionistic watercolour painting ‘’

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