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Back to Watercolour

After several months of book reviews here on the blog, I’m getting back to art.

In the last while I’ve been revisiting watercolour. That revisit is pretty natural, as watercolour is easier than acrylic to set up and clean up. When my time to make art is limited, it’s the perfect medium!

The “Just Keys” competition and exhibition from the Arts Council of Surrey in late summer prompted “Maple Keys” –

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Average rating: 4.0 · 25 ratings · 10 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Destiny's Hands 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomato Slices by Iscah (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scáth Beorh (Contributor), H. David Blalock (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Cloud 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calendar did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(Devotions for Boys 2 (One Year Book of Devotions for Boys)) [By: x] [Mar, 2006] by Violet Nesdoly (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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