Lakeside Silence by Ian Steventon

really like this, ian, it has a dream quality, and the wet in wet is well done.

Agree with that, but think it could do with some sharper lines and greater tonal contrasts; it would be difficult to introduce these in this quite atmospheric painting - that's the trouble with doing an interesting painting: it presents a problem when you try to improve it! In your place, I'd leave this as it is, and develop its themes in a new painting.