Bruce

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Fabulous portrait, I like the way you managed the light against the shadow and his serious concentration Jan.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 11 Jan 08:55:28

A fine work. I like the monochrome, with the addition of the warmer colour in the background.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 11 Jan 09:16:23

Thank you for your generous comments, Carole and Lewis - much appreciated...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 11 Jan 09:38:44

Superb portrait. Great use of light and shadows and brilliant glasses.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Mon 11 Jan 09:43:34

This is brilliant, Jan! The lighting effect is incredible, and I like the way you have done the background.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Mon 11 Jan 10:23:23

Thank you for your encouraging comments, Christine and Fiona...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 11 Jan 10:41:59

Great portrait Jan, love the lighting.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Mon 11 Jan 11:56:24

Fantastic portrait. I really like the monotone approach and the shadows are excellent

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 11 Jan 12:08:39

Thank you for your kind comments, Russell and Heather...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 11 Jan 12:11:15

Excellent portrait!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Mon 11 Jan 12:39:17

What an excellent portrait!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Mon 11 Jan 22:53:35

Beautifully done Jan.

Posted by Suzanne McQuade on Tue 12 Jan 07:09:57

Thank you for your nice comments, Linda, Diane and Suzanne...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 12 Jan 07:25:48

Gorgeous use of light.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 12 Jan 18:17:35

LOVE THIS WORK....

Posted by ANDREW C Stewart on Tue 12 Jan 20:51:51

Thank you for your kind comments, Gudrun and Andrew...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Wed 13 Jan 05:19:27

Another great portrait Jan

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 18 Jan 09:04:21

Hang on Studio Wall

11/01/2021

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Oil portrait of my husband, Bruce, who works in the field of Bible translation. He's an avid reader, so this is him reading a book on his favourite subject, linguistics! 10 x 12 linen board.

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Jan Rossington

I'm an amateur artist and my favourite medium is oil. I particularly enjoy painting scenes of people using a palette knife. I've got a lot to learn about painting, but my goal is to keep improving. I try to enjoy the process of painting rather than worrying too much about what the final painting…

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