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Cracking piece David great portrait you are a natural

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 13 Jan 18:16:46

Very nice. Seems so simple, ho ho...good work.

Posted by David Perry on Sat 13 Jan 18:40:13

Very good David, could be Miss Moneypenny!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 13 Jan 18:46:43

You are good at portraits David. Nice detail, tones and shadows.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 13 Jan 18:56:22

Great pose great detail David well done.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 13 Jan 19:55:31

Achieved a very difficult portrait beautifully. Specs, jewellery and hands are notoriously complicated. Love the pose of this very elegant lady David.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 13 Jan 19:56:27

Fabulous David

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Sat 13 Jan 20:44:45

David it’s a smashing portrait, I love the pose.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 13 Jan 21:10:28

Very good portrait, David. More please!

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 13 Jan 21:10:36

Well done David. As it’s been said you put in all the difficult bits in and made a good job of them. You have got the pose just right.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sat 13 Jan 21:18:29

Nice one, David

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 13 Jan 22:21:52

Well done David! Lovely work!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 14 Jan 08:31:11

This a difficult photo to paint from. You’ve made a fabulous painting.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Sun 14 Jan 10:57:33

Really good David, I especially like the way you have painted the hair, great !!!

Posted by Linda Drury on Sun 14 Jan 12:08:57

Marvellous portrait David, what a great pose! Lovely detail, I'm sure your wife must be delighted with this.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 14 Jan 15:15:18

Thank you all for your very kind comments. still practicing the skin tones. LOL. The photograph is from a model photoshoot she did sometime back and is in black and white.

Posted by David Johns on Sun 14 Jan 15:16:54

Lovely work, David. You convey such personality and life with the pose. Love the composition too. I think it works beautifully.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 18 Jan 13:50:45

Thank you Seok, my wife liked this one of her. Your comments very much appreciated

Posted by David Johns on Thu 18 Jan 15:26:36

Hang on Studio Wall

13/01/2018

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Another attempt at painting the wifes portrait from a photograph taken a while ago. Watercolour on 140 NOT Bockingford

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David Johns

I was Born in Trawsfynydd North Wales in 1941. When my father came out of the army my parents and I moved to Greenwich in London, I was four years old at that time. I joined various organisations such as the Cubs, Sea Scouts and Sea Cadets, after various jobs I joined the Royal Navy at the age of…

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