LOL - watercolour - 18cm x 25cm - Arches 140 medium by Gerhard Ritter

LOL - watercolour - 18cm x 25cm - Arches 140 medium
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This is a gorgeous painting of a great little boy enjoying life. Whoever said taht portraits should not include smiles, laughing or teeth probably couldn't paint teeth and was frightened of laughter! I think it must hark back to the days when dignity was illustrated by raised chins and serious expressions don't ou think? You caught this little fellow at a most memorable moment and what a pricelss treasure this painting will be when he is older, and maybe doesn't laugh quite so much.

So fresh and vibrant as the image depicts. I'm touching the screen just in case your talent will rub off.

love it, LOVE IT, a real 'feel good' painting, wonderful use of watercolour. Am green with envy !

So glad you did "break the rules". This is a beautiful painting which can only make one smile along with this little boy. Agree with the above. Gorgeous!

Very natural, great colours.

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31/03/2015
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The laughter of children is infectious - one "rule" of conventional portraiture is not to paint people smiling, laughing or showing their teeth - it would distort the face too much. Some rules are made to be broken.

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