My Dad by Claire Abel

2510 - Portrait - Dad 02 (2025) {ref. Claire Abel} Medium

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A superb and happy tribute.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 12 Oct 05:04:44

Fabulous portrait full of character and the beard and moustache really well done. Hard to paint a loving parent so hats off to you.

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 12 Oct 07:12:38

Like this Claire , you have done a superb job , obviously done with a lot of love .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 12 Oct 08:56:57

Another superb pastel portrait tribute!

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 12 Oct 09:09:01

Beautiful portrait Claire.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sun 12 Oct 09:15:22

A fantastic portrait Claire and I love the smiling eyes. Sorry for your loss and hope the portrait helps.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 12 Oct 10:08:15

Great work Clare

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 12 Oct 10:54:07

Beautifully painted, Claire!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 13 Oct 06:52:36

Thank you for the lovely comments

Posted by Claire Abel on Mon 13 Oct 12:39:24

Super and loving portrait Claire.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 13 Oct 17:35:28

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11/10/2025

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I drew this of my dad as a tribute, after he passed away earlier this year. Using Panpastels and pastel pencils. (June 2025)

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Claire Abel

I’m located in Bourne, South Lincolnshire. Currently I enjoy creating realistic drawings of wildlife and portraits. Usually I work from my own reference photos taken from local walks or visits to the zoos, but also do commissioned pet portraits. At the moment I mainly like to use pastels but do like…

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