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Tessa Gwynne

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Stan and Alan, your portraits look pretty good to me!
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Heather Love

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Yes, I think the portraits are looking pretty damn good … Stan and Alan you should be pleased with yourselves.
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Lewis Cooper

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Still coming fast and thick, well done everyone.  Alan, that's a good drawing...maybe you should try more.  Not selfies...that's too much hard work...but something that takes your fancy.  Yours looks a good likeness, Stan.
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Marjorie Firth

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Alan, I have to say, that is brilliant! If this is one of your first attempts at a selfie, it's great. It's hard doing something you're not easy with ( me, I love doing portraits, even if I'm not always happy with them) but you've produced something very good. Not a face person? Not true.😊 Stan, you got one in the bag! Once you've done one it's all upwards! I bet you learned a lot in the process. Well done for going out of your comfort zone - it's one of the hardest things . It's definitely you.

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Heather Love

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Everyone, go see Darren Lewis's 'In the studio - mirror image' just posted.  you might miss it because at first glance it looks like a photo of him standing by his latest painting but it's much more than that! 
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Marjorie Firth

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Ewan McClure, self portrait , you tube. Watch it, it's amazing.I'm going to have a go at this method myself. Met him in Kirkcudbright, where he's artist in residence at Edward Hornell's house. Lovely bloke, brilliant artist.

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Alan Beresford

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Thank you for all your comments about my self portrait, I have attempted some portraits before, I have the dads army gang and Rumpole in pastels in my gallery. 

Margaret Nisbet

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Heather, thanks for highlighting Darren Lewis's portrait - it is intimidatingly good!  and also Marjorie for highlighting the Ewan McClure video - amazing!   Have been at Hornel's House in Kirkcudbright a couple of times - wonderful gardens.

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Stan, if you like it the way it is, and it certainly looks good to me, I would stop there and do another one!    I find doing self-portraits difficult (I use a mirror usually) but the model isn't going to go away half way through the pose!
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Marjorie Firth

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If you do another one, you'll find that most of the "problems" have been thought through the first time. Sometimes it takes a good few goes to get to grips with the tricky bits. I don't think I've cracked it with a selfie yet, there's always something not quite right.

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Tessa Gwynne

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I looked up the Darren post and Ewan McClure, both amazing, but the Ewan video especially ridiculously clever!

Linda Drury

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Tessa and Alan you both made me laugh with your comments about someone else's face appearing, but seriously they are both good, its difficult trying to capture a good likeness of yourself!! Stan that's a brilliant painting, very well done, great work going on I think our daily sketching is definitely paying off!!
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