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Hi reader here is your monthly newsletter.
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John Gerrie Artwork
April Newsletter
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Recent Additions to My Portfolio
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Welcome to my newsletter!
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It is with some relief that we welcome the few days of sun and finally rising temperatures now greeting us first thing these spring days, the winter has certainly left its mark on those artists looking for subjects to paint between the wet squalls and high winds and hopefully we will see the results of paintings from inside.
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I hope you enjoy the newsletter and browsing the artwork on my website.
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Marischal College, Aberdeen
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A detailed pen, ink and watercolour painting of the main entrance to Marischal College, Aberdeen, focusing on the granite façade, soaring towers, entrance arch, carved stonework and line of coloured shields.
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Painted from a low, upward viewpoint, this artwork captures the scale, craftsmanship and cool elegance of one of the Granite City’s most recognisable architectural landmarks.
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Crathes Castle Watercolour
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A frontal watercolour painting of Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, showing the pale tower, domestic wing, red ivy, green lawn and soft purple-blue sky.
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This calm architectural study captures the castle from a direct viewpoint, highlighting its structure, symmetry and distinctive Scottish character.
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Crathes Castle in Watercolour
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Two Paintings, Two Different Views Crathes Castle is a subject I have returned to twice, and looking at the two paintings side by side shows just how differently the same place can be interpreted in watercolour. Both paintings feature the familiar tower house and the adjoining building, but the viewpoint, colour, atmosphere and composition are quite different. One is more …
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