Catherine Beale Portraits

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Lovely portrait - the description you have given of her personality has been truly captured in that steady gaze. Your album is wonderful.

Posted by ali . on Sun 11 Mar 17:06:45

The pose is so natural which complements Catherine' natural beauty.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 11 Mar 17:28:52

Just brilliantly painted - and it certainly reflects the qualities you hoped to reflect.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sun 11 Mar 17:30:22

There's real personality in this.

Posted by Diana Hudson on Sun 11 Mar 21:47:54

Another stunning portrait Catherine

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sun 11 Mar 23:45:48

Real thanks for all your comments. I so appreciate getting feedback - the studio is a lovely but lonely place!

Posted by Catherine Beale on Mon 12 Mar 11:05:51

I agree, a first class painting.

Posted by Barrie Jervis on Mon 12 Mar 15:15:24

What a fantastic portrait. The soul of the young lady really comes through.

Posted by Micky Fritz on Mon 12 Mar 17:41:30

This is a beautiful portrait. I have a feeling that the young lady in question would really like this.

Posted by Paul Farnes on Mon 12 Mar 23:37:13

Stunning work!

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Tue 13 Mar 09:42:04

I agree with above comments.. Beautiful!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 13 Mar 10:41:35

Lovely portrait with such a lovely sense of light.

Posted by Thea Cable on Tue 13 Mar 23:02:38

My I add my congratulations too.

Posted by Sue Petty on Wed 14 Mar 19:31:04

Catherine, I am new to POL, but. prompted by your kind comment on my latest posting, I have had a look at your portfolio. I am amazed at how you have managed to do such fresh and lively portraits in watercolour, which I find just too technically difficult as a medium. This one, in particular, does everything a good portrait should do (and conveys everything that you say you want it to do). I shall watch for more!

Posted by Duncan Thomas on Thu 22 Mar 16:56:34

Yes it does do everything you wanted it to Catherine, she exudes the hopeful innocence of this stage in her life perfectly

Posted by Ros Patterson on Thu 21 Nov 00:52:55

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Large watercolour portrait on watercolour board. Catherine was a quietly confident girl about to go to university and I hope the painting expresses this.

About the Artist

Catherine Beale

I am a painter specialising in light-filled watercolours applied using my loose method of 'gravity painting'. My book 'Capturing light - creating radiant landscapes in watercolour' (Search Press Ltd 2023) explains my approach in detail and takes you through step-by-step in nine landscape painting…

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