221 - VALLE CRUCIS ABBEY, WALES - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & GOUACHE - 2008

Wow, this is wonderful as all your art is.
You must have a large scanner if you can scan an A3 sheet. I have a pretty good scanner, but it will only take a little bit larger than A4.

Excellent fresh vibrant feel to this one!

yea,i agree,nice work,love the textures you used

Simply beautiful, another masterpiece my friend,
what a wonderful gift of art you have. amazing!!!

beautiful work….........

Can I go there to live??? Please?? Really nice piece of work. Brilliant!!

Very nice use of patterning to represent real forms Dave !
Have you been studying Ravillious ?

ur work seems to get better and better all the time!
its so realistic in an cartoony way if u know what i mean
the brick detail is so good
is that a cat i see in the corner? aw))

this is fantastic!! one of ur best! E X C E L L E N T!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see how it took longer than usual Dave, there looks to be a lot of work in this excellent painting. I see you becoming more adventerous with your colouring and detail too now. You’ve produced some lovely textures and contrasts. I think the most striking part for me is the way that central building stands out in 3D so well. Now I have to work out the sygnificance of the cat.

this will sound weird BUT

u know how u can scroll the web page so that u can look further down a page… wellllll

if u scroll the top of ur image up so that no sky is showing, just the green bushes, it looks like they are the clouds and that there is an eerie explosion or witches fire or something going on in the background. therefore, it reminds me of something from hansel and grettel, i like this one and its quirky edges and perspectives

This is really first class Dave. I just love it. One of your best!!
Cheers Neil

So intricate…every stone stands out. I agree about the “sky trees!”
Of course there should be a cat: wouldn’t an abbey have a cat; what better to pique imagination? Enjoying your work very much!

very, very nice work!

One of your best, Dave! I just love the color in this. We visited Salisbury Cathedral many years ago. The rabbit in the corner reminds to the statues they had on the cathedral grounds. The British Isles has a whimsy that is unmatched by the rest of the world. You captured it perfectly.

Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW this is great Dave, your work is getting better and better.
There is a lot more depth and punch in this one.
Well done!!!!

Very vell done,brilliant work

very beautiful image.

Ah! Ink and gouache – difficult mediums. Great choice of colours and patterns as always. I also like the cat(?) on the bottom left. I think it’s really good to take a bit longer making your work, there’s no rush. Just enjoy every minute of it : )

Beautiful, harmonious colours! I’ve never tried painting with gouache.

Great colors in this one Dave. I love the glow on the trees in the background.

Very well done art work!

Gorgoeus work just beautiful

Wonderful “naive” art in the Artist’s sense of the term spontaneous, fresh, uncluttered.
Great work! :)

Great work and style Dave

great peice!

lovely work,:)

It was definately worth the time you took. The different textures and depth is
beautiful to the eye! Your work is wonderful.

Dave due to my lack of expertise I didn’t realise I had you as a favourite but not on my watchlist which will promptly change so I can get your updates. This is really good, I have been watching some programs on digs in the U.K. and this for some reason reminds me of a representation of what may have been.

My Dad took me to see this when I was a boy and I did his image froma really old travel guide to the abbey. Digs happen a lot here in Britain, where they still occasionally find unexploded bombs from world War Two. Like yourself, I thought you were already on my Watchlist .. you are now :)

I love North Wales as well – especially the Betwys y Coed and Snowdonia areas.

The abbey stands out well in a 3D way.
Lots of graft, but well worth it.
Cute inclusion of the squirrel too.

Oopps, sorry, Mao!

Dave, I think the ambiguity is there, because of the tight crop, which has taken some of the puddy’s characteristics out.

Gorgeous!

Beautiful, love the colors and interesting shapes. Mao is gorgeous as ever

You have a definite style that I find very pleasing to the eye! Your detail is amazing, Dave!!

We visited Valley Crucis Abbey two summers ago, and you have captured it beautifully in this gorgeous painting.

this is beautiful!....love the way you did the foliage…........and the squirrel!

haha!! were they americans? the squirrels we have over here have very white underneaths! but I should have guessed it was Mao!

yes I have…they’re both very pretty kitties! I have six cats, 4 are rescue and 2 are the daughters of the oldest (we think she’s around 12…we’ve had her more than 10yrs) I know this is odd but I will name them: LaLa, 12; Kittyman, 11; Monroe, 10 (dau 1); Peep 9 1/2 (dau 2); Bam (or BigBig) 4 1/2; Ginger 1 1/2, the baby….we also have a rescue parakeet! (Tweeters)! we found him in the yard and he didn’t fly very well. we got him just before the weather turned bad. He could not have survived. Maybe this is TMI (too much info) but you know how people are about their animals! I apologized for any suffering I may have caused!!.........................................r

may i just say i like this one too. i haven’t worked with gouache for some time, but you seem to have pretty much mastered the use of it here. much feeling for the landscape, great care taken in every aspect.

There is so much depth in the bricks. An amazing painting:)

I just love the color and the atmosphere of your paintings. Beautiful!!!

I really like your work…well done :-)

Gourgeous Blythart.

such a lovely representation of this wonderful ruin ,i love the way you do your bricks almost 3dimensional,looks as if you could run your finger along and feel each one ,great stuff Dave (O:

I love this! Great painting!

Love this one Dave- Perfect !! x

Nice to see a different rendition of this old building, i live in Carrog which is a small village about 8 miles from Llangollen , i often go by this old abbey, its a marvellous subject for the artist, so glad you left out the awful caravans that ruin so many photos, good work , hats off

Hehe but ofcourse- I told you it was perfect in every way :)))))) xx

OH Wow, this is another instant Favorite Dave,

Excellent

I don’t know how you sneak stuff by me….seems i have to pop by here once a day just to see if i’ve missed anything…......Great job btw…....the design is wonderful :0)

nice pen work

Lovely artwork and great colour – A worthy feature in the Wales Rich in Beauty group!