Dark eyes

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This is outstanding Christine. The sheen and shadows on her face bring out the expression exquisitely. You must be very proud of this wonderful portrait.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 24 Jul 09:03:28

A gorgeous portrait Christine.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sun 24 Jul 09:39:26

Beautiful portrait Christine.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 24 Jul 09:45:38

Thank you Carole, Spencer and Denise for such lovely comments.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 24 Jul 12:17:52

Superb painting of a lovely child. Well Done!

Posted by Skylar Brown on Sun 24 Jul 12:52:29

Oh, it's a smasher. Fabulous pastel.

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 24 Jul 12:56:42

A brilliant portrait , I love it.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Sun 24 Jul 13:53:28

Superb portrait Christine, those dark eyes are beautiful and the hair is spectacular!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 24 Jul 14:00:38

Absolutely beautiful

Posted by anne cooper on Sun 24 Jul 14:45:54

Many thanks Skylar, Heather and Fred. I loved doing this one!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 24 Jul 15:15:51

Thank you Russell and Anne for commenting. Much appreciated. Russell, I really enjoy painting this type of hair!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 24 Jul 15:23:02

Wonderfully expressive portrait.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 24 Jul 15:44:44

Just beautiful 🤗❤️

Posted by sandra binney on Sun 24 Jul 16:20:13

Thank you Lewis and Sandra for your comments. Much appreciated.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 24 Jul 18:28:02

Wow this is so beautifully painted.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 24 Jul 20:07:39

Thank you Paul.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Mon 25 Jul 08:59:11

Well done Christine, Very good.

Posted by Graham Smith on Mon 25 Jul 17:14:19

Fabulous portrait Christine. Super skin tones. The eyes are wonderful, and the hair is amazing. Well done 👏

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Mon 25 Jul 20:03:22

Many thanks Pauline and Graham. Much appreciated.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Tue 26 Jul 11:54:51

Stunning!

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 26 Jul 16:06:48

A fantastic portrait Christine. I attended Adebanji's workshop too at Patchings, so inspiring.

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Tue 26 Jul 20:50:58

Thank you Val and Anjana. Yes definitely inspiring!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Wed 27 Jul 19:33:45

Beautiful Christine.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Wed 03 Aug 16:28:47

Thank you Karen.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Wed 03 Aug 17:08:38

I’m an absolute beginner and I can only hope that one day I can do something as beautiful and amazing as your picture.

Posted by Dawn Reeves on Thu 11 Aug 10:57:53

Thank you Dawn- what a lovely comment. We are all beginners at some point in our journey as artists. I only discovered pastels about 4 years ago and found that I loved using them!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 11 Aug 16:07:26

Hang on Studio Wall

24/07/2022

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I sketched this image at Adebanji’s workshop and loved the reference photo so much that I couldn’t wait to try it at home with my usual medium, pastels. A4 on Pastelmat

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Christine Rogan

From a young age as long as I had pencil and paper to hand, I’ve been happy. I have dabbled mainly with watercolour and in an effort to become more proficient joined local art classes. However since retiring I’ve had the opportunity (and time!) to try different media, and discovered a love of…

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