Louise

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Beautifully painted Heather.

Posted by Robert Ward on Sat 21 Dec 12:41:03

Heather it’s a fantastic portrait, please don’t doubt your talent, it’s there in spades. Her smile and eyes light up the canvas and her hair tumbles naturally to frame her beautiful face.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 21 Dec 12:43:40

Wow, this is amazing.

Posted by Jacqueline Budd on Sat 21 Dec 12:45:08

This is wonderful Heather, superbly painted. I'm sure Louise will adore it!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sat 21 Dec 12:48:19

Heather this is lovely, its very hard to make teeth look natural in portraits but you have mastered it perfectly, beautiful work like your sitter!!

Posted by Linda Drury on Sat 21 Dec 13:03:17

Well done Heather. The hair is particularly good.

Posted by Susan Fisher on Sat 21 Dec 13:14:08

Wonderful portrait, Heather, not easy with acrylics, you showed great skill in this painting.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 21 Dec 13:34:24

Thank you Robert, Fiona, Jacqueline, Russell, Linda, Susan and Cesare - it's always lovely to receive positive feedback.

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 21 Dec 13:38:02

Beautiful portrait Heather. Love it.

Posted by Alan Morris on Sat 21 Dec 13:41:19

Simply brilliant! Well done. I think you are so skilled at portraits you could do them in oils too. That would surely add another kind of depth and beauty altogether.

Posted by T H on Sat 21 Dec 13:42:27

Not that it isn't already so fabulously painted...he hastened to add!

Posted by T H on Sat 21 Dec 13:46:54

Superb, her face has a glow to it.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 21 Dec 13:51:52

This is beautifully done, Heather, I love your portraits.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sat 21 Dec 14:18:00

A superb portrait Heather.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 21 Dec 15:06:19

Thank you Alan, Timothy, Lewis, Jenny & Paul - lovely comments and, yes, Timothy I think Santa is bringing me some oils for Xmas so I shall dive in and see how it goes.

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 21 Dec 16:09:50

Stunning painting Heather.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 21 Dec 16:33:00

Beautifully painted.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sat 21 Dec 16:52:25

Brilliant portrait Heather. I can understand why you might think Louise's hair would pose a challenge but you have mastered it wonderfully.

Posted by Brian Ward on Sat 21 Dec 16:57:26

A beautiful portrait Heather , she just shines out of the canvas. Stunning .

Posted by Elaine Nash on Sat 21 Dec 17:22:07

Such a beautiful portrait and a beautifully captured smile. My daughter has hair like that and I’m amazed you’ve painted it so well. I’m sure she will love it Heather!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sat 21 Dec 18:05:46

Brilliant Heather

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 21 Dec 18:56:53

Fabulous portrait Heather so skilled! Beautiful light and colours.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 21 Dec 19:07:03

Lovely portrait, the hair is excellent, very skillfully done.

Posted by Roger Sallis on Sat 21 Dec 20:01:38

You can see the personality in the face in this superb portrait.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Sun 22 Dec 07:00:49

Oh my goodness, thank you Alan, Margaret, Brian, Elaine, Christine, Dennis, Carole, Roger and Stephen I've been overwhelmed by everyone's lovely comments.

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 22 Dec 08:18:24

Those eyes draw you in, great painting.

Posted by Bill Bevan on Sun 22 Dec 08:33:25

A very well accomplished portrait Heather. I agree with Fiona's comment, “don’t doubt your talent, just keep on using it.”

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sun 22 Dec 10:14:56

Magnificent job of her hair and I love the liveliness of her eyes. Teeth are always a struggle but you have achieved a marvellous realistic rendition of both lips and teeth. I just think this is wonderful and the recipient should be absolutely delighted with this.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 23 Dec 10:47:16

Thank you Bill, John and Carole

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 23 Dec 11:18:24

That's really good, Heather

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Mon 23 Dec 14:47:23

Nice portrait Heather- it's well painted.

Posted by Malcolm Coils on Sat 28 Dec 20:02:16

Wow what a fabulous portrait Heather

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Sun 29 Dec 23:21:55

absolutely stunning portrait Heather.

Posted by Bob Ward on Wed 01 Jan 17:18:47

Absolutely stunning. Such an happy portrait, brings a smile to the viewer.

Posted by Tracy Richardson on Wed 01 Jan 19:53:49

Absolutely fabulous you sure know how it’s done great work

Posted by Peter Ross on Fri 17 Jan 12:39:13

Beautifully painted.!!

Posted by Russell Korr on Sat 18 Jan 12:28:11

Wow, Heather!! Absolutely astounding portrait!! You must have infinite patience!!

Posted by Bob Singfield on Sun 26 Jan 12:02:29

Wonderful work

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Wed 05 Feb 07:49:41

Beautiful portrait Heather, done a great job. Love her hair.

Posted by Romila Datta on Wed 05 Feb 17:53:56

So life like, it shows incredible painting skills. Wonderful.

Posted by Ceri Jones on Tue 11 Feb 16:34:47

You have done this one splendidly! She looks like a young Barbara Streisand! Lips, nose, eyes, hair, all just right. You must be very pleased with this picture. She looks as if she could step out of your painting and sit down and share a cup of coffee with you.

Posted by Stella Jones on Fri 14 Feb 12:46:20

WOW ! This is stunning Heather, there’s so much to admire technically here, portraits are hugely tough and jeeze you conquered this, it’s one to be really proud of : )

Posted by Tony Compton on Tue 18 Feb 22:55:38

Heather, great painting and a see your other works , i love it.wunderfull paintings.

Posted by Joop Jacobs on Fri 21 Feb 20:39:13

Beautiful portrait, the eyes are amazing.

Posted by Teresa Allen on Fri 21 Feb 21:29:09

Wow! For a beginner, you are very talented, congratulations on all of your works.

Posted by David Fitch on Thu 27 Feb 07:56:18

This is a very impressive portrait Heather. The eyes are looking straight at you. I am sure your subject must love it!

Posted by Susan Mepsted on Thu 27 Feb 16:52:06

Amazing portrait. My gosh, I want to touch her hair.

Posted by Ronald Antolin on Fri 28 Feb 09:59:59

For someone not painting that long, this is brilliant 👌

Posted by Toulla Hadjigeorgiou on Thu 12 Mar 22:58:41

She should be very pleased with this portrait ... lots of character painted in here.

Posted by David Hendrey on Sun 03 May 21:26:04

Your work captures the light perfectly, enhancing the natural colours

Posted by Liam Reilly on Sun 21 Jun 13:16:39

Really like this portrait Heather are all of your portrait's in acrylic ?

Posted by martin leak on Tue 28 Jul 17:59:38

You make the eyes look very real. I love how the portrait comes alive. The hair is just lovely, too. Your whole painting is very warm and natural - it seems as if you are looking at the person rather than an art piece.

Posted by Katarina Miletic on Sat 01 Aug 10:28:52

Beautiful job

Posted by Rodney Beaumont on Sat 29 Aug 13:12:23

Heather, it's really fantastic portrait.

Posted by Natalie Aleksejeva on Thu 24 Dec 12:32:34

Very successful that hair is amazing well done.

Posted by jason carlisle on Sun 14 Mar 17:36:39

This is so brilliant, Heather - her eyes are alive, it's wonderful!

Posted by Alexandra Lavizzari on Tue 13 Apr 16:51:00

Beautifully done, love it :-)

Posted by Tracey Elliott on Tue 25 May 19:12:30

Umm, I think you have a very, very considerable gift! Hence these comments!

Posted by Philip Parker on Sun 27 Jun 20:03:47

Really caught the essence of the sitter

Posted by Neil Williamson on Sat 04 Sep 17:24:04

Beautiful portrait Heather, her eyes draw you in. So clever.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Sat 02 Oct 15:34:49

This is so amazing. I see you are particularly good at hair.

Posted by Lorna Gasperi on Tue 16 Nov 11:53:40

Very good work.The treatment of the hair and face , especially the mouth are really well done. Also I like the delicate nuanced background!

Posted by Keith DIXON on Tue 23 Nov 17:23:33

Stunning painting Heather!

Posted by Teresa Allen on Wed 22 Dec 21:29:17

You have a real gift for portraiture and for capturing the personality of the subject - and those eyes!

Posted by xxBillxx xxDowniexx on Thu 09 Feb 17:56:45

Really nice work Heather.

Posted by Nathan Jelbert on Wed 03 May 07:30:58

Heather, I have just been looking at all your work, and am so jealous! Keep it coming!

Posted by peter winn on Thu 08 Feb 23:11:03

Hang on Studio Wall

21/12/2019

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A3 acrylic. This was a difficult subject to paint in many ways … not least her hair! She is the wife of 'Philip' who I painted a year or so back and is a professional artist (Louise Chavannes for anyone interested) so I was nervous about doing this. Hope she likes it! Please ignore brown band at bottom of the portrait as this is the table it was sitting on and not part of the painting.

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Heather Love

I started to paint 4.5 years ago. I use acrylics and oils and mainly canvas on board and most of my portraits are 38 cms x 60 cms or thereabouts. Am still very much a beginner but really enjoying the process and learning every step of the way! I go to art class once a week which is great. I…

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