Life class

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Excellent loose watercolour. I think this the best nude on your website - done done

Posted by Malcolm Coils on Sun 21 Feb 11:10:39

Lovely light and shade, great pose and beautiful harmonious colours Alan.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 21 Feb 11:50:03

One of the best water colour portraits I've seen in a long while Alan

Posted by lynne whitfield on Sun 21 Feb 11:56:37

A stunning life study, with a wonderful blend of colours.

Posted by andre mulard on Sun 21 Feb 12:15:03

Very very good work

Posted by Alan Benton on Sun 21 Feb 12:18:14

Another absolutely stunning life study Alan!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 21 Feb 13:53:09

Wonderful study Alan.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Sun 21 Feb 14:41:55

Great play with warm and cool colours! Love it Alan!

Posted by Christof Hoelzl on Sun 21 Feb 15:16:00

It's all been said. Beautiful.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 21 Feb 15:21:10

It's a stunner. Wow!

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Sun 21 Feb 16:05:06

Great paionting, Alan, one of your best watercolours.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 21 Feb 16:07:24

I always look forward to viewing your work Alan and this is simply superb, a painting I would like to possess!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 21 Feb 17:29:57

Superb use of watercolour and a fine piece of work Alan . First class.

Posted by dennis roberts on Sun 21 Feb 18:32:49

This is very good. The tones on the skin are excellent together with the highlights. Brilliant watercolour.

Posted by Suzanne McQuade on Sun 21 Feb 22:44:53

beautiful flow of colours.

Posted by Georgiana Chu on Mon 22 Feb 04:09:50

Brilliant! You inspire me.....such wonderful washes, technique, and magic happening!

Posted by Nancy Farrar Coughlin on Mon 22 Feb 09:48:21

That is a superb figure painting.

Posted by Joseph Broderick on Mon 22 Feb 12:30:34

Malcolm, Carole, Lynne, Andre, Alan, Helen, Fiona, Frank, Christof, Gudrun, Derek, Cesare, Russell, Dennis, Suzanne, Georgina, Nancy and Joseph, thank you all so much for you encouraging comments which I greatly appreciate.

Posted by Alan Ridley on Mon 22 Feb 18:24:31

Superb use of washes and excellent control of lost and found edges.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 24 Feb 06:06:36

Seok, thank you for your kind comment.

Posted by Alan Ridley on Wed 24 Feb 10:46:53

Beautiful Alan.

Posted by Sandra Dean on Fri 06 May 16:29:41

Just everything is a giant 'yes' from me - this is my favourite

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 27 Sep 11:35:27

Hang on Studio Wall

21/02/2016

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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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