Down in the Dumps.

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Looking at it again on screen I think his nose should have been bigger.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 31 Oct 10:27:25

Val his nose looks perfect, crust or no crust...I’ve had my coffee! There is some lovely blending and picked out accents of fine hairs. His eyes though are the magnet, you just want to give him a cuddle.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 31 Oct 10:54:32

Poor baby, he looks so sad!! brilliant Val.

Posted by Jennifer Brown on Tue 31 Oct 11:02:34

Plllllease take me for a walk 😄 Very appealing Val, his eyes are gorgeous.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 31 Oct 11:30:33

Yes Val, slightly bigger nose and I'm sure that will leave room for those all important 'crusty bits'... Good sketch all the same.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Tue 31 Oct 11:44:28

Definitely got the hump ! ! a nice painting thought Val

Posted by David Johns on Tue 31 Oct 12:30:48

Very touchable Val. Needs a huge. You can blend with a cotton bud Val.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 31 Oct 13:21:47

He certainly looks sad Val but still has that tinkle in his eyes which are super!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Tue 31 Oct 13:45:29

It's a real dogs life isn't it?

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 31 Oct 14:04:19

Ha ha, glad you missed the crusty bit out Val, think that might have been a bit too much, great painting though.

Posted by Linda Drury on Tue 31 Oct 14:59:01

love him actually like his nose!Val

Posted by David Harrison on Tue 31 Oct 15:05:26

He's gorgeous Val. Super work!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 31 Oct 15:40:31

He looks so sad, Val. Yes, I would like to give him a cudle. Very well done.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Tue 31 Oct 15:57:05

I love this, Val!!!

Posted by Ruth Dolan on Tue 31 Oct 16:39:32

Thank you all for your brilliant comments, what a lovely lot you all are. Alan I'll try working on that nose again tomorrow, I've been battling with another dog today who's ended up a bit cross eyed :(

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 31 Oct 17:17:45

Should have said that this was from a copyright image on Pixabay so many thanks to the photographer.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 31 Oct 17:20:41

He is such a cutie well done Val

Posted by Tao Barry on Tue 31 Oct 17:35:09

Ahh - so sad! I love the blends of colour Val.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Wed 01 Nov 19:33:16

Hang on Studio Wall

31/10/2017

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Soft Pastels. I'm trying out an Ampersand Pastel Bord and quite like it. It appears to take lots of layers but is much kinder on the fingers when blending as I still have some finger prints left :) The board I tried was only 25cm by 20cm so I was restricted in the amount of detail I could get in his nose with soft pastels. I couldn't achieve the crusty look. ( sorry if you are just having your morning coffee ) I am going to try this support in a much bigger size as I think I could have a lot of fun with it. Thanks for taking a peek.

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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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