Playing Follow the Leader

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Impressive painting, val. good image, very effective, you have depicted the water very well and got the reflection just right.

Posted by Pete Crowbaby on Sat 22 Oct 00:43:58

Exceptionally good Val, love those dark shadows and ripples on the water. Great perspective too.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 22 Oct 08:07:43

Super picture Val - love it!

Posted by Debs Jones on Sat 22 Oct 10:21:46

Nothing wrong with this Val, the reflections are great!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 22 Oct 11:27:12

LOL, so glad I spotted this, it's marvellous!

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Sat 22 Oct 14:55:46

Really professional looking and accomplished painting, Val. The water is super and the composition is great in the way that the three boats lead you neatly into the painting. Great work.

Posted by Thea Cable on Sat 22 Oct 17:52:49

Many thanks Pete, Carole, Debs, Fiona, Lesley and Thea. Lesley, I think I'll leave boats to you in future LOL

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sat 22 Oct 18:34:48

Lovely picture. I like the composition and the water is great too :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 23 Oct 17:01:27

This made me smile, Val! What an amusing composition and title, and it's beautifully done. The water is really really good! I'm certainly in awe of both you and Lesley!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 26 Oct 08:29:40

Excellent stuff, Val, love the contrsts, the splitting of the picture ground into horizontal thirds, perhaps, just cropping the prow of the leading craft? best Mick

Posted by Mick Saunders on Wed 08 Feb 23:30:38

I agree with all the above comments, Val. This is very, very well done.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Wed 14 Mar 18:56:20

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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From a photo taken by my daughter who presented me with the challange of painting it! The perspective was a nightmare and I think it will be a long time before I try painting boats again LOL Lesley Dabson you have my respect ..........

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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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