Helen Shepherd Close Encounter inspired by Paul Hopkinson, coloured pencil, 113⁄4x81⁄4in. (30x21cm). After spending the last few months of all work and no time to play, I started going through old copies of Leisure Painter to look for an exercise or project to do. Paul Hopkinson’s Close Encounter demonstration caught my eye from the Summer 2017 issue. Instead of watercolour paints I opted for Polychromos pencils on a Daler-Rowney mixed-media pad.
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