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You certainly have made a great colourful composition

Posted by Ruth Harris on Mon 28 Aug 15:10:42

It looks really good Ken, not as detailed as usual but there I like detail anyway!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 28 Aug 15:12:30

Beautiful composition, Ken, the red works very well and the figure are truly naturals. Good painting.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 28 Aug 15:33:08

Very striking Ken and lovely composition.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Mon 28 Aug 15:44:33

A superb piece, beautifully composed, with a great palette.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 28 Aug 16:35:40

Lovely work Ken, super work on the reflections on the side of the bus.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Mon 28 Aug 16:49:14

I love your technique!!

Posted on Mon 28 Aug 16:54:15

Excellent painting. The rhythm of reds and the reflections in the bus particularly. It was a good idea to widen the gap between the figures so that we can see beyond them. The loose handling of the foliage and the lamppost takes the viewer right out into the distance.

Posted by Roger Gadd on Mon 28 Aug 16:59:38

Beautifully painted. The colours and reflections are great.

Posted by Nicholas Boyle on Mon 28 Aug 17:03:34

Great painting Ken, love the interaction between the figures and the reflections on the side of the bus.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Mon 28 Aug 19:13:24

That's great

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Mon 28 Aug 22:35:38

Works beautifully.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 29 Aug 07:43:25

Just love your style Ken

Posted by Jenny Meadows on Tue 29 Aug 20:09:47

Super painting, Ken.

Posted by Shirley May on Tue 29 Aug 22:40:34

Gorgeous palette and interpretation.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Wed 30 Aug 20:42:23

Hang on Studio Wall

28/08/2017

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For this painting I set out with the intention of 'loosening up'. It's only slightly looser than usual but I managed to reduce some of the detail. I'm happy enough with the result, anyway. Let me put a load of strong red into any painting and I'm happy! Coming out of the Seven Dials area of London one afternoon, I wandered into the Borough of Camden. Two young men - students, possibly - walked by, chatting to each other. I took a snapshot just as a bus passed to slow to a stop ahead. Looking at the photo later, I felt I could make a decent composition out of it. I widened the space between the boys and gave the one on the left a red jacket instead of the tan jacket he had worn in real life. This provided a nice rhythm of red and black shapes across the width of the painting.

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