Gylen Castle

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I think you have done this very very well James. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

This is the kind of line and wash watercolour I like James. The castle and foreground is very effective and very well sketched and the sky and distant mountains are also very well done. You should be very pleased with this.

Really good James

Well done James, a lovely pen and wash

This is really superb, James. Love the texture of the rocks.

Thank you Chris, Heather, Christine and all three Davids. I greatly appreciate your comments.

Nice painting James

Beautifully done James, you’ve given the impression of the castle’s remoteness and history.

Great stone work.

Thank you Fiona, Diane and Judith for your encouraging comments.

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08/08/2021
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The desolate ruin of Gylen Castle, built in 1582, sits on a rugged promontory above the Firth of Lorne on the inner Hebridean island of Kerrera. Watercolour over a pen and ink sketch 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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