Rice farmers, Nepal

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Very nice

Posted by Petrica Mihai Platon on Mon 08 Jul 13:39:19

No wonder it will be exhibited at the Mall Galleries Alix, beautiful details in this dual portrait, stimulating work for everyone who views it to be certain!

Posted by Ros Patterson on Mon 08 Jul 14:37:19

Truly stunning. I'm not surprised it's going to the Mall galleries.

Posted by Dawn Broughton on Mon 08 Jul 17:24:54

What more can I add. Excellent.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 08 Jul 18:31:27

beautiful painting.

Posted by karyl Quigley on Tue 09 Jul 08:32:50

Thank you so much, Petrica Mihai, Ros, Dawn, Gudrun and Karyl. The heavy fabric of the foreground figure's clothing was rather enjoyable to tackle. In my career as a military artist fabrics and folds were unavoidable so that helped.

Posted by Alix Baker on Tue 09 Jul 08:40:12

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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I had made notes on some of the women farmers when trekking in Nepal many years ago and kept thinking "I must get on with this but what sort of rice do they grow?". Anyway, here it is at long last. It's 12.5 x 12.5 inches unframed. From next week it will be exhibited at the Mall Galleries.

About the Artist

Alix Baker

After art school in London I spent several years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Busy jobs suspended my art side and eventually I left to devote more time to it. For the greater part of my art career I was one of the UK's leading military artists specialising in military dress through the…

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