Maya & Jacob

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This is delightful Catherine. I admire your skill and you've certainly captured real emotion between two beautiful children. You say it's oversize - how large is the portrait?

Posted by Jane Adams on Wed 28 Mar 18:17:08

Charming image, super technique, great gallery

Posted by Brian Rylance on Thu 29 Mar 07:45:37

I agree - you can feel the love between them. Beautiful portrait and you have a great gallery Catherine.

Posted by Glennis Weston on Thu 29 Mar 08:36:04

Thanks Jane. The portrait is 55 x 76 cms including the background space.

Posted by Catherine Beale on Thu 29 Mar 12:48:40

They look a couple of rascals! Lovely vibrant and characterful painting and a great addition to your wonderful gallery.

Posted by Thea Cable on Thu 29 Mar 22:09:22

Super, and such a resemblance!

Posted by Kim Sommerschield on Fri 30 Mar 08:37:47

I love your natural approach to portraits Catherine. A wonderful painting.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 30 Mar 10:24:45

Many thanks for your comments.

Posted by Catherine Beale on Fri 30 Mar 11:41:40

Absolutely beautiful, you have really captured the love between these two children, I bet they were probably fighting ten minutes after that pose ha ha. Stunning portrait.

Posted by Kay Ashton on Fri 30 Mar 13:48:58

Beautiful portrait Catherine, I love the light you have captured .

Posted by Denise Butler on Fri 30 Mar 17:26:33

Perfection in watercolour portraiture Catherine!

Posted by Ros Patterson on Thu 21 Nov 00:50:14

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Oversized portrait using 2.5cms wash brush (an attempt to free up my brushwork.) The children had a lovely relationship depicted by the brother's tight clasp on his sister's neck.

About the Artist

Catherine Beale

I am a painter specialising in light-filled watercolours. I am particularly drawn to larger-than-life sized head and shoulder portraits where there is space for watercolours to flow and “sing”. I am recently experimenting with new surfaces that allow my watercolours to hang unglazed - what I call…

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