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Odd side effects of drugs

It had never occurred to me that my solution to discovering how much paint is delivered by watercolour brushes was also an essential tool for your local dope pedlar.

July 23, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

$able or ¢ynthetic: 2 test method

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I decided that any method based on painting a wash out would be too erratic, and not give reproducible results.

July 22, 2015 Painting, Technology

$able or ¢ynthetic: 1 does it matter what hair is in a watercolour brush?

Given that, for decent quality watercolour brushes, there is a tenfold or greater range in price for any given size, the time has surely come to make more informed choice.

July 21, 2015 Painting, Technology

Book Review: Samuel Palmer, William Vaughan

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This is a monumental, meticulous, and insightful account of Palmer’s life and work. It merits a wide readership.

June 28, 2015 General, Painting

Beyond the French Impressionists: 19 USA, Winslow Homer

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He never aspired to be an impressionist, but painted many works plein air, with loose brushwork, and conveying impressions.

June 21, 2015 Painting

Painting: St Martin’s Down, watercolour on paper, plein air

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I parked myself right in front of Appuldurcombe House, and looked in the opposite direction, where St Martin’s Down rises above our village.

June 13, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Obscured by clouds: how to lose your audiobooks

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There are subtle but very important differences between iTunes in the Cloud, and iCloud Backup.

June 12, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Stag-head Horse Chestnut, Spring: first plein air of the season

The plein air painting season has at last got going here, with fine, warm, and very sunny weather. […]

April 15, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Book Review: Ravilious, James Russell

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This accompanies The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s current exhibition of Ravilious’s watercolours, the largest to date, and impresses in several respects.

April 8, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Favourite Paintings 11: John Singer Sargent, Dolce Far Niente, 1907

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This startlingly realistic depiction of idle moments by the side of an alpine stream is composed of bravura brush strokes, dabs and daubs of bright colour. But it is a carefully contrived illusion, in every respect.

March 6, 2015 Painting

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