I started in charcoal and with a snipe that was conveniently sheltering in reeds close to the hide. As the stiffness eased in my hand and brain, I could switch to watercolour.
Meanwhile, I have finally fixed my home computer so it connects to the internet (it involved scouring the drive for remnants of an anti-viral program that spookily had itself become malign). The first installment of our cancer vaccine trial is published and this week I am hiding to write the next manuscripts, to walk and paint.
kestrelart 
Awesome watercolor.
absolutely agree with Sharon above your watercolours are beautiful
Love your birds!
You probably have way too many followers to qualify for one, but I am passing on to you a Liebster Award.
Wonderful strokes with grace and strength
I love your work! Especially the painting in the middle is my favourite. It must be that combination of using a few brush strokes to create such a powerful and lively figure. Lovely.
Thank you. i really appreciate your comments. What you describe is exactly what I am striving for, but it is very hard.
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Three thanks to you.
First for the link to my blog and generous comment.
Second for reminding me about Huff Post. I trawled its pages last night, without which I would have not seen this comment, apparently from the Tory Justice Secretary, quoted from another blog:
“I’m not opposed to parents giving really annoying ministers like Michael Gove a quick smack occasionally when it’s really warranted. Sometimes it sends a message to ministers – but I don’t hanker for the days when MPs were sometimes hung, draw and quartered by their constituents.”
Third, I just enjoy your blog. I wandered through again last night. Your stuff is good. I really liked your acrylic collage sunset. But your reportage on art is great fun and educational. Even the recent “you’re ‘aving a larf” series is educational – the pastiches sent me looking at the originals.