Watercolour Gallery Guestbook
Thank you for visiting my pages. I would love it if you would Add
to this guestbook I am keeping!
hi dad good website
philip <philip@hauraki.dyndns.org>
- Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at 01:17:56 (PST)
Very brave of you to put stuff on the net, nice watercolours
Andy Stacey <andrew.stacey1@ntlworld.com>
- Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 06:24:38 (PST)
I like your watercolours, would maby be interesting to see what some of the pictures would show/look like if they where painted "on location"?
(found your page when looking for Graham Clarke)
Randi K. Solerød <randix@sensewave.com>
- Monday, November 12, 2001 at 02:31:19 (PST)
Some of the work on page 1 (especially Bellamy inspired)
i think are really good. My own website (cameronart.co.uk)
also Bellamy inspired will be running in the not too distant future.Please give comment.
Ross Cameron <ross@cameronart.co.uk>
- Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 14:42:15 (PDT)
very good water color picture you ,ým a painter ok.
Alaattin SERAB <alaattin@ressam.com>
- Monday, October 15, 2001 at 05:06:21 (PDT)
A very good site with a good balance of content.
Very interesting.
Nick Perry <Nickperry@ntlworlding.co.uk>
- Monday, October 08, 2001 at 18:06:23 (PDT)
Hello Don,
I think this web-site is a marvellous idea! I loved looking at your paintings and your sense of humour. Anyone caught up in the business of trying to push paint around to make pictures, surely needs one. By the way, the Plockton Water painting was from Ray Campbell Smith's book on Fresh Watercolour. I have one just like it!
I think that working from life is probably the best way to improve and observe, at least that what we're always told. Although, I'm a screaming scaredy-cat myself and have never yet painted a picture on the spot! (I'm getting around it....slowly ;)
I hope you keep on going and enjoying it. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Kind regards
Rachel.
Rachel Salgueiro <rachsal@nortelnetworks.com>
- Wednesday, August 08, 2001 at 07:27:17 (PDT)
I love water colours and thought that your collection was charming. I was surprised that the paintings had such a "substantial" look instead of the more "washed" look of most water colours.
Marg Lounds <mlounds@aarfp.com>
- Friday, June 01, 2001 at 12:31:49 (PDT)
Hi
Saw your site in the "Thursday" file and decided to take a look around. Very nice, enjoyed many of your works, and the easiness of your site was comfortable to view.
Evelyn MacDowall <evelynm@sympatico.ca>
- Friday, June 01, 2001 at 04:08:30 (PDT)
this web page/and your gallery rocks.keep up the good work. Its the best art site I've ever seen.
Elizabeth MacDowall <ejm_bluelizard@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 15:48:41 (PDT)
Loved the scenery.
Tim O'Dell <odeltim@co-opsonline.com>
- Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 09:51:45 (PDT)
Say Hi to the kids, the wife...
Your site was reviewed on the Thursday File #85 this week. Hope
you get some interesting coments...
Steve
Steve MacDowall <macdste@co-opsonline.com>
- Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 07:35:21 (PDT)
Great Scenery.
Wayne Foley <wfoley@ctv.ca>
- Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 05:09:25 (PDT)
I love your landscapes and it only makes me want to visit England and the area you
come from.
Steve MacDowall - Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
(to subscribe to the Thursday File, just e-mail thursday@hudsonvanloo.ca with the
subject: subscribe -add name and country. )
Steve MacDowall <thursday@hudsonvanloo.ca>
- Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 17:36:48 (PDT)
Nice pictures, but they seem very tight and representational, rather
than your interpretation or feeling about what you see. This is not meant
as criticism your pictures are better than mine, but advice to make your
work more personal. Best wishes
Geoff
- Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 12:17:22 (PDT)
Liked it
Ann
- Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 14:20:43 (PDT)
Are we related?James Cockman of Middlesx.arr.W.A.1829.On ship Calista.
was my gt.gt.grandfather.
Margaret (neeCockman)Knox <meg_knox@yahoo.com.au>
Perth West.Aust., Australia - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 23:32:44 (PDT)
very interesting but bit boring
kat <klassykat2000@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, April 29, 2000 at 15:13:50 (PDT)
Nice work! I like the water effects. I've only just begun watercolour,
and so far am still stuck on still life, haven't braved the landscapes
yet. I will keep trying. Also I like the one with the farm dogs looking
out the window.
Cynthia <aberdeen32@yahoo.com>
- Thursday, April 06, 2000 at 14:07:25 (PDT)
Hi. Nice website, enjoyed my visit. I like your interpretation of
the English countryside especially the ones of the Lake District. I was
at the Outward Bound school there 45 years ago.(brings back memories) I
moved to Canada over 30 years ago and have only been back once since.Good
luck with your site.Please take the time to visit my site and let me know
what you think of my wo9rk. John.
John Lyon <mrjohn@connect.ab.ca>
- Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 13:27:18 (PST)
An interesting collection. Particularly liked the hills and mountains
(part 1). Keep painting.
Michael Moon <mmoon@talk21.com>
- Saturday, January 22, 2000 at 02:26:21 (PST)
What an artist, must run in the family.A good painter as well.Got
wet just looking at the pier.
Mick <michael@rydalroad.demon.co.uk>
- Tuesday, December 21, 1999 at 14:14:22 (PST)
Dad, stop using so many smiley face ;-) use some winking ones instead!!
the pictures look really good though. bye love sarah
me <sarah@hauraki.freeserve.co.uk>
- Saturday, December 11, 1999 at 12:12:11 (PST)
I am a beginner at Watercolour painting and I loved looking at your
site. Will keep in touch. If you know of anyone that does weekend courses/lectures
etc please let me know - I would love to have a painting holiday next year.
Sharon <sharon@burtonbeermats.co.uk>
- Tuesday, October 19, 1999 at 02:17:13 (PDT)
Well, well, well. Been hiding our light under a bushel, haven't
we?
Funny Welshboy <glyndwr@postmaster.co.uk>
- Saturday, August 28, 1999 at 18:07:16 (PDT)
I like the scottish scenes as I've been all over Scotland,and enjoy
painting scottish scenes myself.Keep it up.
Steve Shields <stephen.shields@virgin.net>
- Sunday, August 22, 1999 at 13:17:03 (PDT)
I really enjoyed your site and really liked all of your works. I
would definately like to see more.
Leonie Botha <bothak@bigpond.com>
- Tuesday, March 09, 1999 at 15:42:24 (EST)
Regarding your David Bellamy inspiration, whose work I admire, I
also noticed, upon taking a closer look, that your trees also look like
David's. The trees are the only landscape features that I dislike. They
almost always look the same, as if a "stamp" created them. They look too
"twiggy". I admire your courage, confidence, and talent. I paint for a
hobby and would consider myself lucky if I even came close to painting
one of your "twiggy trees". Good stuff and God Bless!
Eleonora <ed.rafferty@sympatico.ca>
- Monday, March 01, 1999 at 00:30:48 (EST)
Very lovely watercolors! Even more lovely outings to paint or field
sketch! Continue having a grand time at it!
Camilla Romund <cmromund@comp.uark.edu>
- Wednesday, February 03, 1999 at 16:08:25 (EST)
Upeat sivut! Ja vierailehan minunkin sivuillani. Kiitos sinulle.
Jukka Salo <jukka.salo@pp.inet.fi>
- Tuesday, February 02, 1999 at 05:42:11 (EST)
I liked your paintings. Is it not possible to have larger versions
of them for when you click on the thumbnails. the sizes they are just now
just don't allow the viewer to get a decent look at them - and they do
look worth having a closer look at. I've just started a web page with some
of my latest stuff. I went to Glasgow School of Art but didn't shine exactly
and only 12 years on feel I want to have another go at it all. I'd like
it if you would have a look at my stuff on my web site above and maybe
give me your opinion and any advice you feel would help me. Robert Leitch
Robert Leitch <bob@rleitch.freeserve.co.uk>
- Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 19:29:06 (EST)
Hi! I liked your watercolours. Being no judge of art, my opinion
is very personal, I just like them, the style and the motifs, especially
those from the Highlands. Allright, I can tell you still got some work
to do,artwize, but what the heck! I´ve never been to the Highlands,
living in Sweden I´ve only seen pictures of it. Love to go there
one day. The birds were very good, you´ve got them very much their
natural look. (I can tell that because we´re often having the chance
of studying them close up, or what´s left of them after the cat has
been dragging them around....!) Well, just wanted to say hello and thanks!
:-)
keions <keions@aol.com>
- Friday, October 09, 1998 at 07:07:47 (EDT)
Great idea to exhibit ones own paintings on the net. Is it too costly
to make full screen versions? I especially like the stone ring at Castlerigg.
Are there plans for more stone circle paintings?
Colin Bradley <bradcol@get2net.dk>
- Friday, September 25, 1998 at 02:57:25 (EDT)
I really like your page,it gives me a lot of inspiration.Thank`s
:-)
Morten Ertsaas <moertsaa@online.no>
- Monday, August 24, 1998 at 15:50:16 (EDT)
can you please paint some more so we can look at them too.
renae jock-strap
- Thursday, July 30, 1998 at 22:13:26 (EDT)
the painting look great and i especially like the the detail on
the birds, that's fantastic. I took up waters a year ago, and it will take
quite some time before i will get any where near your standard. can you
give me any hints on doing trees and clouds? see ya pearse
Pearse Healy <pearseh@sprint.com.au>
- Wednesday, April 15, 1998 at 02:30:49 (EDT)
enjoy your pictures very much. from mid-usa,they bring a longing
to see them in real life.
cecil burrus <cburrus@spiff.net>
- Saturday, March 07, 1998 at 21:18:32 (EST)
Enjoyed your paintings. I am retired and have just started to learn
watercolour painting. I also am very fond of David Bellamy's work and would
love to be able to get a painting to look a little like his. Keep up the
good work,especially your landscapes. Great.
Jack Johnston <jackj@ihug.co.nz>
- Sunday, March 01, 1998 at 14:45:54 (EST)
i think you are talented and your paintings have a very high quality.
I am a self-taught artist myself and derive great pleasure in producing
paintings.
angela selby <oscar>
- Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 08:01:08 (EST)
Hello Don, Lynne Fox here, a friend of Sandra's. She recently sent
me a scanned in copy of the seascape painting you sent to her and I was
duly impressed. It's beautiful. I've enjoyed looking at your artwork in
this gallery very much - makes me homesick for Britain! Continued success
with your art.
Lynne Fox <Rob.Fox@ec.gc.ca>
- Wednesday, February 04, 1998 at 18:15:22 (EST)
I think that your guest book is a VERY good idea. p.s. I don't think
any one will sue such a nice man any ways. Thankyou for your time.And what
dose ULR stand for. pleas write! Sined, Chelsey
chelsey moore <dmoore@azstarnet.com>
- Tuesday, December 16, 1997 at 21:00:09 (EST)
Yeah... not a bad page. I'm impressed
Nick <nicholas.fudge@kcl.ac.uk>
- Tuesday, September 30, 1997 at 05:29:55 (EDT)
i thought your paintings were very nice and artistic!!:)
Tiffany Mosqueda <AMo936@AOL.com>
- Monday, September 29, 1997 at 20:06:22 (EDT)
Iliked the paintings of the birds
<lena.gunnarsson@laholm.mail.telia.com>
- Saturday, September 27, 1997 at 08:27:06 (EDT)
Hi Don, I have finally had time to look at your site and I am really
impressed - Chris said you were talented. I hope you have it registered
with all the search engines.
<kay@webxpress.co.uk>
- Friday, July 11, 1997 at 11:14:44 (EDT)
Fantastic. I loved the landscapes especially. You are fortunate to
live in such a beautiful part of the world. I have only been painting with
watercolours for one year so I have a far way to go yet and LOTS to learn.
Mary Wilson <wilsonf@yesic.com>
- Monday, June 16, 1997 at 20:53:53 (EDT)
inspiring stuff.....thks for the visit!!
chris
- Saturday, June 07, 1997 at 06:39:40 (EDT)
Very Impressed
Karen Schonsberg <parkeoflaherty@centeryinter.net>
La Crosse, WI - Monday, May 05, 1997 at 14:55:28 (EDT)
nice paintings...do you do them commercially? or just for fun..I know
many of the sites shown and they are very good , capture the feeling of
the places..I find a camera cannot do that..do you? I'm a Scot who lives
and works in oxford, and I collect watercolours of the hills...would be
interestyed to know if you hold exhibitions. Anyway, well done, nice site,
bye for now.
<gordonf@patrol.i-way.co.uk>
- Wednesday, April 09, 1997 at 17:40:35 (EDT)
Don, A pleasure to view your images. Simple, direct composition and
colouring. Evocative. I hope you find time to do more! I had the pleasure
of visiting the UK last year, so recognize the feeling. Bear some relation
to our own stormy west coast in Canada. I have listed you in a web site
that features tools for watercolour artists: www.islandnet.com/~doherty/watercolour/
It goes live in about a week. I'll include a link to your site. Can you
add a link back to me? Thanks. ---Daniel
<doherty@islandnet.com>
- Sunday, March 23, 1997 at 16:48:52 (EST)
Great site ! I made a link on my art page to your homepage. OK? sure
! Greetings from marc willems (Bruges, Belgium)
<mwillems@unicall.be>
- Saturday, March 15, 1997 at 12:14:38 (EST)
just want to say hi, and that this stuff looks pretty neat.
oscar aquino, jr. <flippride@webtv.net>
- Tuesday, March 11, 1997 at 01:41:40 (EST)
Very nice pictures .
Paul Lyng
- Sunday, March 02, 1997 at 17:06:03 (EST)
Hi, Don, This is Jill Thompson. friend of Sandra's.. Appreciate you
painting of the canal It is very evocative, but I am also going to Wales
in three days, My husband loves canals, and deserted factories and slate
piles (not slag heaps though.) he is one of those "loves industialist kinds
of persons).... I don't care..just want to be here. Jill is a famous television
personality...retired. She doesn't want me to say /write this, but I am
doing it anyway. She was a television news features presentor On the CBC..but
is retired now. And now I am going to try to send this. I couldn't gethe
message to send..and I got and error message. I wonder is it me (or is
is Memorex!! ) I am about to find out. Cheers, Sandra Ireland And Jill
Thompson(who isn't connected to the internet yet)] We made Welsh cakes
this morning.
Jill Thompson <ireland@isn.net>
- Friday, February 28, 1997 at 12:04:24 (EST)
Dear Don, Appreciate your Canal boat. Very evocative. Maybe because
I'm heading to Wales in 3 days, and my husband is an industrial heritage
freak. (He loves canals, history, maps, slate piles...not slag. Deserted
factories.... I can hardly wait. I am a famous television personality...
but I'm retired..and tired and Sandra is full of it!! You would enjoy this
moment of tea and Welsh cakes while we discuss the fine points of your
style and technique!! Cheers, Jill Thompson (who really did work for the
CBC television.. (and she is still famous ...Sandra) And Sandra who has
had 2 cups of tea, and is cut off from this moment of reality by caffeine.
Cheers..talk to yu later.
Jill Thompson <
---None yet..I'm at Sandra's>
- Friday, February 28, 1997 at 11:34:49 (EST)
Yes that is Plockton! You have just taken a little "Artist " license!
You painted Rhu, Plockton, I was born in one of the houses you have on
the picture!! Where you changed the real picture is on the left side. The
sea does not end ther ! You left out the stepping stones! Do you know how
Plockton sick it made me to see that picture. Have you still got it ? Is
it for sale? What would it cost? I look forward to hearing from you. Regards
Helen Liebe (MacDonald)
<liebe@ibm.net>
- Sunday, February 02, 1997 at 14:44:01 (EST)
I am very impressed Don, I did not know you were such an artist. I
know where to come when I want a web page done. Cheers Bruce
Bruce <bruce@systec.softnet.co.uk>
- Sunday, February 02, 1997 at 14:40:14 (EST)
Very fresh! I like it. Maybe your painting s can give me some inspirations
to find subjects to paint!
Michael Chia <micch@singnet.com.sg>
- Tuesday, December 03, 1996 at 09:37:13 (EST)
It's ok but you should have more paintings for kids
<eneg@skyhigh.com>
- Thursday, November 28, 1996 at 17:58:43 (EST)
Congratulations with your gallery of watercolour paintings. My wife
and I both like your work very much because we adore watercolour. I do
some watercolour painting myself from time to time, but sincerely I 'm
not that good. It's a pitty in Flanders watercolour painting is not appreciated
very much. But we like it very, very much. Greetings from Marc Willems,
Bruges, Belgium.
Marc Willems (Bruges-Belgium) <mwillems@unicall.be>
- Saturday, November 09, 1996 at 15:12:12 (EST)
Thanks. Nice place to visit. I rather liked "Plockton?" or a "mysterious
place from the "learn to paint book."
Sandra Jones Ireland <ireland@isn.net>
- Sunday, November 03, 1996 at 00:35:01 (EST)
Dear Don, I love your paintings. I was particularly impressed with
the way you bring light and life to your work. I feel like I've been home
for a visit...I'm from the UK but i now live in the USA You have a wonderful
gift, Thank you, Susan.
Susan Stanley <SusanStanley@msn.com>
- Thursday, October 10, 1996 at 11:08:07 (EDT)
I wish I could paint pictures like yours.
Mike Passam <prestx@globalnet.co.uk>
- Saturday, August 03, 1996 at 05:02:51 (EDT)
We hav very paintable landscapes in Cpe Breton NS as well but the cows
have been tamed.
Virginia McCoy <vmccoy@atcon.com>
- Thursday, July 25, 1996 at 07:35:50 (EDT)
I intend to learn watercolouring (landscape & townscape) this summer
so I was please to find your inspiring pictures on the web! Thanks.
Steve Thornton-Jones
<steven.thornton-jones@nottingham.ac.uk.>
- Wednesday, July 10, 1996 at 07:29:40 (EDT)
Dear Don: Thanks for sharing your paintings on the WEB. They are really
quite lovely. I wish I could see them in person.
Dianne <dfinch@awinc.com>
- Saturday, July 06, 1996 at 18:56:11 (EDT)
Hi, I'm just starting to try watercolours. I have never painted or
drawn before except on the computer so I thought I would do a web search
and here I am. Very impressed with the work. Something to aspire to! Rgds
Brian Smith <brian
@bigbear.u-net.com>
- Saturday, July 06, 1996 at 14:55:15 (EDT)
Sent by your daughter Sarah! I know several of the places in your pictures
- Three Shires Head (though I haven't been there for decades), Western
Scotland (my parents live in Oban now) and the N Yorks Moors - I helped
take a party from Idsall School to do the Lyke Wake Walk once. This form
doesn't word-wrap - is it supposed to? But I shall have to get sarah to
pick your brains for me in due course - you know a number of things I don't!
Regards RichardF WWS
Richard Foxcroft <100326.2451@compuserve.com>
- Friday, July 05, 1996 at 19:51:35 (EDT)
I really love your work. Do you get the energy up to sell or do you
like to just tantilize us. If you do sell your works let me know the price
range and what is for sale. Thanks. Steve.
Steve MacDowall <hvl@nb.sympatico.ca>
- Friday, July 05, 1996 at 00:01:23 (EDT)
Setup guest book, This should be the first entry!
Don Cockman <don@hauraki.co.uk>
- Tuesday, June 25, 1996 at 05:40:07 (EDT)
Guestbook based around scripts and guestbook created
by Matt Wright which can be found at Matt's
Script Archive