First Snow, Glencoe

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Well done,Val! I think your foreground is pretty good. I, too, find foregrounds difficult - especially when they are so empty as they are up here in the bleak north-west!

Posted by Ann Cook on Fri 10 Jan 17:55:08

Great colors and like the format and your mountains are great. The image really popped off the screen. I wouldn't really have noticed anything wrong with the foreground if you hadn't mentioned it and I don't think there is. But maybe just the rock and maybe one patch of water or dark area would have made it less busy and more bleak and empty.

Posted by K 0 on Fri 10 Jan 19:55:09

I'm another who has difficulty with foregrounds Val but I can't fault yours. The snow covered mountain is super by the way.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 10 Jan 20:42:24

Love the mountains Val

Posted by Jenny Johnstone on Fri 10 Jan 21:13:58

And, that sky is perfect!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Fri 10 Jan 21:24:50

Lovely landscape, the mountains are great

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sat 11 Jan 10:19:34

Thank you Ann, Kevin, Fiona, Jenny, Louise and Petra for taking the time to leave such lovely comments.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sat 11 Jan 11:21:09

Stunning work, Val!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 11 Jan 11:36:21

Nothing wrong with the foreground Val, it's a lovely, handsome painting of a equally handsome mountain. Well done!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 11 Jan 17:05:05

Thank you Seok and Satu.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 13 Jan 15:23:19

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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Painted just before Christmas after a visit to Glencoe in November. I was pleased with the way the mountain turned out but disappointed with my foreground. It's all good practice though for my attempts at improving my watercolour landscapes:) Thanks for looking.

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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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