Black Rock Cottage, Buachaille etive mor

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A lovely painting, Val. Sorry to hear how the pastel dust affects your eyes!

Posted by David Stevens on Tue 25 Oct 16:00:04

A lovely scene Val.

Posted by Denise Cat on Tue 25 Oct 17:33:36

Lovely result though!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Tue 25 Oct 18:34:13

Beautifully done, Val - a striking image!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Tue 25 Oct 19:57:25

A wonderful painting Val. I really love the mountains!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 25 Oct 20:03:43

A really good pastel, such intensity of colour

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 26 Oct 06:38:23

Great colour.

Posted by Jill Hammond on Wed 26 Oct 07:23:54

Thank you David, Denise, Linda, Anne Spencer and Heather for taking the time to look and leave your generous comments, I appreciate them all.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Wed 26 Oct 07:25:17

This is so different for you Val. Love the charming cottages with the grandeur of the backdrop. I also love pastels but they can be troublesome because of the dust. Tried oil pastels but haven’t managed to get very good results as they are tricky to work with.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 26 Oct 07:55:18

Love the warmth in this Val

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 26 Oct 08:22:55

The white harled cottage/bothy stands out beautifully in its surroundings Val. Can you perhaps wear glasses/safety glass to enclose your eyes to protect them? Might work.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 26 Oct 18:05:35

Many thanks Martin, Carole and Fiona. Fiona, I already wear glasses, not sure if I could wear safety glasses on top. Mind you, if I did away with my glasses and just wore the safety ones it might loosen my art work up a bit😁

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 27 Oct 09:57:54

Hang on Studio Wall

25/10/2022

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Soft Pastels. I've painted this cottage several times before but this is the first time in pastel. Unfortunately, as pastel is my favourite medium, I don't use them very often these days as the dust has started affecting my eyes. 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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