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I love this Val and it 's nice to see that I'm not the only one to use an unusual support for painting on! Your Monarch butterfly is beautifully painted.

Posted by Christine Davies on Tue 15 Apr 15:47:39

The name 'The slate night' sounds a bit rough..LOL..and interesting! The result is lovely and so unusual!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Tue 15 Apr 19:51:57

What an original idea, Val. Beautiful execution of the flower and butterfly. Well done.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Wed 16 Apr 13:51:15

Thank you Christine, Louise and Mia much appreciated.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 17 Apr 17:37:51

I think this image goes very well on the slate - almost as if the butterfly had landed on it. Lovely idea and it makes a super painting.

Posted by Thea Cable on Thu 17 Apr 21:51:02

Lovely work, Val. I love the dramatic vibrant colors against the neutral gray of the slate, it's so very effective.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 19 Apr 09:29:43

I love how you have done the butterfly it really stands out.

Posted by max lennox on Wed 04 Jun 18:27:01

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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Thought I'd post this to keep Christine's butterflies company :) Painted in acrylic gouache on slate at the "slate night" last night at the art club. Not sure I'll be painting slate again but I enjoyed this as a one off. This was one of just three spare slate tiles hubby kept as standbys for the cottage so you never know I might have a butterfly on my roof at sometime LOL We already have a pot rabbit cemented to the chimney pot !

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Val Kenyon

I am a self taught artist or, as I like to say, I'm "unrestricted by formal teaching" which probably explains my mish mash of styles. I paint in most media, watercolour, gouache, oil, coloured pencil and my favourite, soft pastels. I'm inspired by the Scottish landscape, nature and animals and…

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