Torwood Peony

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Superb Val.

Posted by Rikke Jergyes on Thu 16 Jun 10:18:58

....or even dogs dinner or pigs ear... :)

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 16 Jun 10:19:21

Thanks Rikke. The subtle tones of pale yellow didn't make it very easy!

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 16 Jun 10:22:35

That is beautiful, Val!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 16 Jun 10:23:54

Beautiful painting, Val - I think the background looks great... amazing how much money the Central Arts Association has raised for such good causes!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Thu 16 Jun 10:29:39

So delicate and beautiful.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Thu 16 Jun 11:07:11

Gorgeous, Val - beautifully painted!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Thu 16 Jun 11:20:42

Beautiful 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Thu 16 Jun 11:41:15

Beautiful!

Posted by anne cooper on Thu 16 Jun 11:47:02

I think it's lovely Val (background too!)

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 16 Jun 12:14:42

It’s lovely Val, background looks just right to me x

Posted by Katy Dean on Thu 16 Jun 12:35:13

Beautiful delicate painting - and the background looks ok to me.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 16 Jun 12:51:58

That's a great amount of funds raised. Lovely painting and I can't see anything wrong with the background.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 16 Jun 13:54:44

Magnificent!

Posted by Peter Smith on Thu 16 Jun 14:29:25

A beautiful peony Val. So delicately painted.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 16 Jun 14:54:42

Yes Val, the background is ok, goes very well with the muted colours in your peony

Posted by Frank Bingley on Thu 16 Jun 15:01:45

Crisp. Excellent. So very well done.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Thu 16 Jun 15:02:40

Background seems perfect to me, Val, setting off the beautifully painted flower.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 16 Jun 15:44:34

Really really beautiful Val, lovely creamy shades. Background looks good to me, no pig’s ear here!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 16 Jun 17:59:43

Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments, I feel much happier with this one now.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 16 Jun 22:14:16

Beautiful

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 17 Jun 11:59:29

Absolutely beautiful.

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 17 Jun 15:06:17

Romila and Valerie thank you so much.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Fri 17 Jun 16:30:49

What a superb painting Val

Posted by Nigel Fitzgerald on Sun 19 Jun 11:27:05

Thank you Nigel.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sun 19 Jun 21:49:10

So beautiful! Nature is fleeting, but this has captured a bloom for eternity!

Posted by Janet Haken on Wed 29 Jun 10:18:09

Hang on Studio Wall

16/06/2022

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Watercolour from a photo I took at a local garden centre which displays the work of members of Central Arts Association and kindly donates their commission to the local hospice and MacMillan cancer support. So far since we started displaying there we have raised over £10.000 for these two charities. I'm never sure about backgrounds and I made a right dogs ear of this one but I thought I'd post it anyway. 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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