Balancing Act (Diptych)

Balancing Act (Diptych)
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I really like this Val, you have a lovely limited palette and it is different. There's a calm quality about this work.

A liyttle more shadow between stones 4 and 5 from teh bottom of the left picture?? They don't seem to quite touch. I love he dark shadow in the right hand one same position where the pebble is just teetering. Excellent colours and texture. I really like these.

I like this too, unusual and very Zen.

Thank you Lesley, Diana and Carole your comments are very much appreciated.

I like this to, val. has been made more interesting by the way you have put the stones, i think some of them look like very old brick, worn flat by water. i have seen stones like this in the river thames.

Thanks Pete, this was another challange set by my daughter which I enjoyed doing, unlike the boats LOL

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31/03/2015
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Thought I'd try something different but struggled recreating the texture on some of the stones. The left hand canvas hasn't photographed quite as well as the right one and I'm not sure the whole thing works. As always C & C welcome.

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Val Kenyon

I am a self taught artist or, as I like to say, I'm "unrestricted by formal teaching" which probably explains my mish mash of styles. I paint in most media, watercolour, gouache, oil, coloured pencil and my favourite, soft pastels. I'm inspired by the Scottish landscape, nature and animals and…

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