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    A Cumbrian view

    Oct 29, 2021 4 minutes

    Here is the original photograph on which I based this painting (right). I took it from the venue where I was leading a workshop, near Cockermouth in Cumbria. As you will see, I left out some areas and added others to make the painting I wanted. Don’t worry about changing elements in a photo, after all, you are making a picture, not a photograph.

    I hope you enjoy painting this. Don’t panic about it; just remember that it’s only a piece of paper and it’s all good practice!

    Demonstration A Cumbrian View

    You will need

    ■ Surface

    • Langton Rough 140lb watercolour paper 16×20in. (40.5×51cm)

    Daler-Rowney Aquafine brushes

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