Life class

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Super, am enjoying your painting style

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 24 Oct 10:32:31

I painted this life class model in the style of Charles Reid in acknowledgement of the tremendous influence he and fellow American artists Alex Powers and Don Andrews have had on painting people loosely and expressively in watercolour.

Posted by Alan Ridley on Sat 24 Oct 10:33:42

This is superb

Posted by Graham Edmunds on Sat 24 Oct 12:49:43

Love the use of colour here.

Posted by David Hendrey on Sat 24 Oct 12:58:17

Just fabulous.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 24 Oct 13:40:10

Superb

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 24 Oct 18:21:05

Definitely got Charles style. I really like it

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sat 24 Oct 19:20:45

Wonderful, I love this.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sat 24 Oct 19:48:45

Wonderful style and great piece, Alan!

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 25 Oct 10:02:16

Great work, yes, Charles Reid was very influential.

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sun 25 Oct 13:29:45

Heather, Graham, David, Gudrun, Romila, Diana, Diane, Cesare and Thalia—thank you for your kind comments. Alan.

Posted by Alan Ridley on Tue 27 Oct 12:43:36

Hang on Studio Wall

24/10/2020

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watercolour 56x38 cm.

About the Artist

Alan Ridley

Previously a neurologist at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, I resumed my interest in drawing the human figure and painting the figure in watercolour when my wife and I retired to Exeter in 1997. I work from life class models and use watercolour in a loose impressionist way. The drawing or…

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