Uncle Monty’s cottage by James Underwood

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Excellent sketching.

Beautiful sketch!

A super example James. Love all the components of your painting, the ink marks and washes combined together, make the solid structure of the Hall.

Very good James, I like how you've approached this

Excellent sketch with great detail.

I like this very much.

Thank you Spencer, Stephen, Anne, Fiona, Heather, Paul and Valerie. Very grateful for and encouraged by all your comments.

The tones and brush marks are very crisp. Nicely done

Thank you Peter and Cheryl. Much appreciated.

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07/12/2024
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This is Sleddale Hall in the Lake District. In the 1987 movie “Withnail and I” it was used as “Crow Cottage”, owned by Withnail’s eccentric Uncle Monty. Ink and neutral tint (Daniel Smith) watercolour on cold-pressed 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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