On the edge

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Really good charcoal, super trees and sense of a precipise

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 20 Sep 10:05:18

Thank you Heather.

Posted by James Underwood on Mon 20 Sep 14:13:43

Excellent outcrop (rocks are not that easy !) and silhouette trees.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Mon 20 Sep 14:55:06

Lovely trees and thr rocky edge is very well done .

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 20 Sep 15:12:25

A super, and dramatic, drawing.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 20 Sep 17:09:15

Great drawing !

Posted by anne cooper on Mon 20 Sep 17:24:02

Excellent drawing James.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 20 Sep 17:35:00

This looks great.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 20 Sep 18:21:15

Nice line work!

Posted by Debbie Cullis on Mon 20 Sep 19:52:53

Thank you all for your comments which, as always, I find encouraging and helpful. Much appreciated.

Posted by James Underwood on Mon 20 Sep 21:11:01

Super charcoal work James. It’s got that raw and ravaged look of extreme weather.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 21 Sep 18:12:41

Thank you Fiona. That’s exactly the “look” I wanted to convey. Typically Hebridean!

Posted by James Underwood on Tue 21 Sep 19:02:49

I’ve witnessed a few scenes like this myself James, I lived on the north west coast of Scotland for a few years, almost opposite Stornaway across the Minch. They make great subjects don’t they.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 21 Sep 20:20:30

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20/09/2021

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Two hawthorns clinging onto a windswept rocky promontory on the Hebridean island of Lismore. Charcoal drawing on cartridge 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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