Self Portrait

Self Portrait in Pastels October 25th 2019
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The experiment certainly worked. Look good!

Oh, thank you so much, Louise for all your encouragement and support. I really appreciate it!

This is great, love all the colours and how you've constructed this.

Thank you very much, Heather for such great feedback. I'm really pleased you like the mix of colours I've used.

Excellent skin tones. And loving the hat & specs. #Style

Oh, thank you so much for your fantastic feedback, Ian. You and the other artists on painters online, who have posted such positive comments, have inspired me to continue experimenting with the pastels. Thank you again!

I love this! Do some more with this medium. You know I am a fan of colour ....

Thank you so much, Gudrun for your encouragement and support. I really appreciate it. I'll try other subjects as you suggest and see how I get on. It's interesting for me that I am transferring the skills I have taught myself for textile art to painting media!

Like the vivid colours - good portrait, Barbara

Thank you very much, Maureen for such positive feedback!

I like this a lot Barbara

Good experiment with good result, Barbara.

Thank you, Russell!

Thank you very much, Cesare for such positive feedback!

Still catching up Barbara on paintings I've missed. A very successful experiment, hope you'll do more.

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An experiment working in water soluble wax pastels

About the Artist
Barbara Shaw

I hand-stitch many small scraps of fabric together in layers to produce textile collage pictures. I have been Artist-in-Residence at two National Trust properties (Chastleton House, the Cotswolds and Claydon House, Buckinghamshire). In 2016 I had a piece of work in an exhibition in Parliament and…

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