Self portrait challenge.

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This has a lovely loose feel to it Sylvia.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 20 Feb 21:54:07

Brilliant loose work Sylvia. I particularly like the skin tones - and the hair!

Posted by Terry Roberts on Thu 20 Feb 22:18:16

Love your use of loose dynamic mark making Sylvia, fabulous portrait.

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Thu 20 Feb 22:25:30

You look engrossed Sylvia. Great selfie.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 20 Feb 22:41:46

Liked this in the forum. Love the cropped composition and the look of concentration. Great.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 21 Feb 05:37:46

Wow ..,thanks everyone ,pics of me are not my “thing” , but I did enjoy doing this.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 21 Feb 07:09:44

So good Sylvia, I really like and envy your loose style

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 21 Feb 08:13:16

Well done Sylv. Rlly get a sense of personality with this one.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 21 Feb 09:12:29

Excellent painting.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 21 Feb 09:21:21

Not had chance to comment on forum as yet but this is a great start, love the loose brushstrokes, very good painting.

Posted by Linda Drury on Fri 21 Feb 12:06:53

Nice one S, great drawing style!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 21 Feb 13:08:12

Thank you one and all... next step all of your self portraits please....

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 21 Feb 14:02:04

Lovely and loose, a real spontaneous feel to it, Sylvia.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Fri 21 Feb 16:27:30

Spontaneous, great skin tones.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Fri 21 Feb 16:59:53

Brilliant!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Fri 21 Feb 18:23:04

😊 Ellen, Richard and Gudrun.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 21 Feb 21:07:57

Captured with minimum of fuss, great piece.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sat 22 Feb 11:30:53

Hey, looking good girl! A terrific selfie Sylvia, I’m jealous of your lovely long lashes.....lol

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 22 Feb 13:43:43

Very artistic licence Fiona. Thanks for lovely comments 🌻

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Sat 22 Feb 15:33:45

Hang on Studio Wall

20/02/2020

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Had fun doing this today. It’s gouache on a sheet of freebie mount board, I have a lovely framer. I did use a photograph . Why not have a go, the challenge is on the forum. .

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Sylvia Evans

Sylvia Evans. I am mainly a self taught artist, though I did spend a year at Rochdale School of Art in the late 1950’s. I was then made to get a “Proper Job” by my father, so I spent the next few years in a nursing career. I married and had a family, just picking up a pencil to amuse my…

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