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Hi reader here is your monthly newsletter.
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John Gerrie Artwork
November Newsletter
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I am writing this Newsletter on my forthcoming birthday 2nd November as I reflect on this painting year with all its offerings of beauty, good weather, and opportunities to paint. Photographing, sketching and painting left me with a plethora of material. Just too much to insert on my website, but hey ho that’s life.
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October was a quiet month on the painting front giving me time to assess what subjects are most popular and found that a cross spectrum of my chosen categories’ was still the best. Moods are an excellent way to choose subjects as they come from the heart resulting in what I have painted. However, we are coming off autumn and into the last quarter of the year and seeing interest in the Christmas festival looming.
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With that in mind, many people begin to wonder what gifts may be appropriate to show good relationships, love and appreciation with family and friends. No need to worry, why not a mounted print of a painting, or on another slant a print on a mug, tea cloth or jigsaw?
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I have classified the paintings by season (see the article below) so it is now much simpler to pick appropriate paintings. You can click on the season you feel appropriate and the website will show you suitable paintings.
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I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter.
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Recent Additions to My Portfolio
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Ancient Caledonian Forest
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This original watercolour captures a peaceful hillside scene with scattered pine trees, weathered rocks and layers of green countryside rising towards a distant hill.
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The painting has a fresh, natural feel, with soft washes in the sky and stronger greens across the land giving a sense of depth and open space.
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Rocky foreground details and windswept trees add character, making this a calm and appealing landscape for anyone drawn to Scottish woodland and Highland scenery.
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Village Buildings at Kirkcudbright
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This original watercolour captures a peaceful waterside scene, where white cottages sit beside a quiet inlet or estuary.
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The composition is framed by fresh green trees and a sloping lawn, leading the eye towards the buildings, stone wall and reflective water beyond.
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Soft washes of blue and green create a calm, airy atmosphere, while the fine architectural details give the painting a strong sense of place and character.
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It would appeal to collectors who enjoy coastal villages, traditional cottages, gentle landscape painting and relaxed views of rural life.",
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This original watercolour captures a quiet coastal view across the Firth of Clyde.
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Small boats sit gently on calm water, their reflections suggested with delicate washes and soft horizontal marks.
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In the distance, low hills and shoreline create a peaceful sense of depth, while the broad cloudy sky gives the scene an open, airy feel.
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The rocky foreground adds texture and contrast, leading the eye out across the water towards the moored boats and distant land.
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St Machar Evaluation
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How to view this painting review To get the most from the audio review, enlarge the painting image before pressing play. Windows: Press F11 to view your browser full screen Mac: Use your browser’s full-screen option Press Play on the audio review Scroll the screen using the mouse so you can see the whole painting. When finished, exit full-screen mode
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Two Seasons at the Punch Bowl
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The Punch Bowl on the River Quoich is a place that never looks the same twice. Standing there through different seasons makes that absolutely clear. In spring, the river fills its channel with power and noise, pushing hard through the rock and throwing up bright, lively reflections. By autumn, the same spot feels transformed. The water drops, hidden shapes emerge …
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Exhibition at Music Hall
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A weekend at the Music Hall The Aberdeen Artists Society once again took space within the annual Exhibition and Sale of Artworks at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, over the weekend of 30–31 August. I was delighted to join a group of distinguished artists and to exhibit a broad selection of my watercolours for the very first time. I was the …
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Refreshing The Punch Bowl
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Linn of Quoich (The Punch Bowl): the same painting, told more clearly A quiet refresh, not a repaint This is the very same watercolour of the Linn of Quoich Punch Bowl, gently refined rather than started again. The original composition remains—granite shelves, the famous circular Punch Bowl, and the bright rush of water—but a handful of careful touches help the …
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