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Gouache on A5 fabrianoFor reference by ~ERWiering photo [link]
It's a great reference and it inspired me to try to paint it, something i haven't done for many many years. I hope it doesn't look to bad
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Really beautiful painting! Nice work on the fur and I love the puppy's eyes on the right.
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You're very welcome
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Absolutely wonderful
And still very impressed by the size, and the quality you've put in that "for fun" piece!
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I ended up hating painting in the old days so i had to treat this as a throw away exercise or i just would not have even started it. I think paints and me have settled our differences now and we are both talking again
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Mark, Mark, Mark! Great job with the paints! Being a pencil master really helps with trying a different medium. Doesn't at all look like you haven't painted in many, many years! It looks great!
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Thank you so much for your encouraging words, i was a little nervous to say the least
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Great painting my friend,you are tempting me to paint again
A master with the pencil, a guru with the paint brush
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Thank you very much for the encouragement, i appreciate it
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Love this painting, you certainly caught the moment! Great fur,eyes and tongue 
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Thank you sharon, glad you like it
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Beautiful, I love the fur, and on A5 as well 
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Thank you, that's very encouraging
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You're very welcome ! I hope that means you'll be making more paintings like this in the future
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Wonderful Mark. And so much detail in such a small piece
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Thanks Nick, it was about time i added a little colour to my gallery
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It's on A5??!!! I have to use the Holy Crap again 
I love it, I really do. I also like that you gave the little fella on the right both blue eyes, it looks great.
I had gouache in college, it stayed in my art bin for 3 years unopened and dried up and died ... it was very sad
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Thank you Paula.It was fun to do because i didn't expect much and i treated it like a bit of fun. The paper did not work that well but i have a piece of Archers left so i'll try it on that (couldn't get on with it for drawing).
Most of my paints have died 
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Oh watercolours, I'd love to see some watercolour work from you, I love them and so want to be good with them 
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Well you have to do it now your secret is out don't you
They are a bit intimidating i agree. I'm definitely going to give it a go as soon as i find a really simple image to try them on
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Lol, I so want to do it and I will, but I want it to be good! 
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Stunning reference, i would not call it simple .. when i think of simple i think of the mushroom reference. I'm sure you can turn it into a stunning piece, if you can do what you did with kid's crayons then w-colour should be a breeze
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Well see, it will be good for giggles if nothing else
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Looks fantastic! I hope it was as much fun to paint as it is to look at - maybe then you'll keep painting.
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Thanks, i did enjoy it because i had no expectations. I had forgotten what a pain in the rear gouache can be and i had not painted on that paper before which was a pain but yes it was fun. I would like to do more on a more suitable paper.. i found that the paper and paint did not get on with each other at all lol.
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I have not used gouache, but have heard it lifts easily and is grouchy when layered.
I'm finding that playing around with sample packs of paper and paints is just as much fun as the actual painting, hope you encounter something similar.
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Yes it does lift easily and the layers must be limited. When i worked on scientific illustrations it was perfect for the job. I would have preferred to do this one with acrylic but i have to make do with what i have. I need to try out new papers now as well, i'm looking forward to that
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You know, I love gouache since i saw the amazing work of Don Lawrence, I never tried it though... amazing piece my friend
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Thanks, yes i love his style and that was the type of artwork that inspired me as a young man. I remember trying to copy their paintings when i started out
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Oh wow, this is amazing! 
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