Preshal More, Isle of Skye

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Caught my eye straight away on the main Gallery. Strong image.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Fri 10 Jan 18:11:18

Lovely use of pastel James, is it oil pastel?

Posted by Linda Drury on Fri 10 Jan 18:15:13

Thank you Margaret and Linda. This was done with soft pastels — Unison and Rembrandt, mostly the latter.

Posted by James Underwood on Fri 10 Jan 19:41:02

Absolutely superb, a great drawing James.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 11 Jan 09:27:30

This is a rough gnarly mountain and you've painted it so well. Really caught it's character.

Posted by Willie Drea on Sat 11 Jan 09:59:18

Lovely drawing James.

Posted by caroline harris on Sat 11 Jan 13:40:58

This works so very well James.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sun 12 Jan 22:49:51

Thank you for these further comments which I appreciate greatly. I chose a black Canson Mi-Teintes surface for this. After posting the photo, I smoothed the sky a bit more to conceal the flecks of black, but left them in the rugged landscape.

Posted by James Underwood on Mon 13 Jan 09:42:08

Hang on Studio Wall

10/01/2020

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Pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes

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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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