All Ashore

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Great light and shadows Ken.

Posted by Emma Price on Wed 24 Jan 16:47:39

Wonderful! I have no idea how you paint such fine rigging. Marvellous! The boats set against the bright sky and the shadows give this piece a dazzling vibrancy that almost makes me squint. Brian

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Wed 24 Jan 16:50:09

Brian, I'll give away the secret. I draw the rigging in with a very sharp 2B pencil and a steel ruler.

Posted by Ken Young on Wed 24 Jan 16:52:35

I'll remember that one. Cheers!! *smile* Brian

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Wed 24 Jan 17:10:52

You have captured the backlit sun effect brilliantly Ken, it also has a very restful feel about it.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 24 Jan 18:01:09

Very attractive subject and painting.

Posted on Wed 24 Jan 19:28:12

Boats are not my thing normally, but this couldn’t go past without a comment on how real this painting feels. A sunny winter morning and you can feel your there. You can almost hear the clanking of the rigging on the masts it’s that atmospheric. Fantastic!

Posted by Deborah Clarke on Wed 24 Jan 20:16:42

Good work, Ken.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Wed 24 Jan 20:39:49

Stunning, love the subject and light is wonderful.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 25 Jan 06:59:42

I love this Ken, the way you have captured the light and shadows is brilliant. I especially like how the middle yacht has a sunlit glow at the base. You are very talented.

Posted by Suzanne McQuade on Thu 25 Jan 08:56:49

As an affirmed boat lover (at least in art) this appeals mightily Ken. Lovely work with the shapes and shadows.

Posted by Jim Morris on Thu 25 Jan 09:30:04

Super painting!

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Thu 25 Jan 09:47:13

Hang on Studio Wall

24/01/2018

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Backlit by a blazing sun on a cold but sunny winter morning, five yachts are "parked" onshore at the local sailing club. The owners bring them out of the water for winter storage and keep them securely cradled on wheeled trailers. It's the Firth of Forth in the background - there's no safe mooring out there! I used a limited palette for the sake of harmony and detailed the boats while keeping the sky and the ground shadows simple. I've been a bit inactive recently, building a new website (www.kenyoungart.com), but now that's up and running I hope to post more paintings here.

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