River Eden

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I like this James, has a nice quality to it

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 02 Sep 12:50:14

This is really well done James.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 02 Sep 13:26:45

Lovely work James. I thought it was in oils.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 02 Sep 16:20:12

Thank you Heather, Paul and Carole. I tried to do this in a more painterly style, slowly moving towards being more expressive and less meticulous about detail. So, Carole, your initial thought that it was in oils (a medium I don’t think I will ever use) is encouraging.

Posted by James Underwood on Fri 02 Sep 17:19:51

This is really beautiful James.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 02 Sep 18:22:45

I like the sharpness of this image: not everyone would, but I do. It's quite untypical of pastel work - and I like that about it, too.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Wed 21 Sep 11:40:26

Thank you Spencer and Robert.

Posted by James Underwood on Wed 21 Sep 16:52:37

Hang on Studio Wall

02/09/2022

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The River Eden, near Bolton, Cumbria. Rembrandt and Unison soft pastels and Faber–Castell pastel pencils on Daler–Rowney pastel paper.

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James Underwood

Other than sketching on agenda papers during tedious committee meetings, I started drawing and painting only after several years in retirement. Then, almost 70 years old, I first attended an art course. Still so much to learn, thankfully! — “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is…

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