Isla oil sketch

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Very nicely blended skin tones Heather in contrast with the loose brush strokes of the hair and coat makes it very appealing. Which three colours did you use?

Posted by Chris Downing on Fri 20 Mar 15:41:20

Beautiful skin tones Heather and love the brushmarks!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 20 Mar 15:46:13

Thanks for the lovely comments. I used Titanium White, Raw Umber and Persian Indian Red

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 20 Mar 15:53:42

Rather lovely Heather! I know it’s only a sketch but it would stand alone as a loose painting.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 20 Mar 16:45:45

Beautiful, full of charm and life.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 20 Mar 17:00:03

A fabulous painting in 'it's own right' Heather. Look forward to seeing the 'final' portrait

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 20 Mar 17:52:29

Beautifully painted Heather. This has such panache.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 20 Mar 18:06:02

So lovely Heather, beautiful.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 20 Mar 18:51:00

Super pose Heather, damn good oil sketch!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 20 Mar 19:14:29

Lovely skin tones, and lovely eyes,Heather. Look forward to seeing the portrait!

Posted by Bob Singfield on Fri 20 Mar 20:38:27

I love it as it is - a beautiful sketch, Heather.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Fri 20 Mar 21:50:15

Great brush work Heather.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Fri 20 Mar 23:58:05

Superb, Heather...and this is a sketch??? it stands well on its own merit...simply gorgeous!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sat 21 Mar 12:58:43

A lovely warmth in her expression. I look forward to seeing the " proper" portrait.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 21 Mar 13:44:57

I think this is just wonderful, you have painted it with skilful brush strokes yet so freely sometimes a sketch like this can be better than an all out portrait, beautiful! 🥰

Posted by William Jones on Sat 21 Mar 16:36:06

I like the loose style and the clarity in the eyes. Well done Heather

Posted by Malcolm Coils on Mon 23 Mar 07:22:26

Great tones and the eyes are really alive.

Posted by Ceri Jones on Wed 25 Mar 17:40:47

you've certainly captured the young girl's freshness here.

Posted by Matthew Sewell on Sun 29 Mar 14:52:21

Lovely sketch -great to see such detail of the canvas surface and brush strokes

Posted by David Douglas on Sun 29 Mar 16:33:05

Really good, I can't do portraits to save my life

Posted by Daniel Nichols on Wed 01 Apr 22:34:08

All you portraits are very good. I have tried but not with very good result, Love this one,less is more and is beautiful

Posted by Tuula Forbes on Thu 02 Apr 05:16:46

That inspired me to paint self portrait. Thank you Heather :)

Posted by Tuula Forbes on Thu 02 Apr 15:27:48

The eyes ….!

Posted by Regloh Eknim on Sun 05 Apr 20:47:22

Excellent! Another super portrait

Posted by Terry Roberts on Wed 08 Apr 07:47:02

I love the palette you have used. I may try those myself for my next portrait.

Posted by Jacqueline Budd on Fri 17 Apr 12:46:03

Nice composition and has captured the mood of the subject very well

Posted by Liam Reilly on Wed 22 Apr 21:05:21

Wow Heather this is just stunning, love the contrast of the careful and rough brush strokes.

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Wed 22 Apr 22:30:25

This is a lovely portrait Heather. Your interpretation of her soft ,smooth skin against the rough , broad, loose brushstrokes around her is such a unique style.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 26 Apr 11:30:17

Stunning Heather really beautiful

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Tue 05 May 11:36:38

I love this Heather. You've captured really good facial expression and character.

Posted by Mark Highfield on Tue 05 May 12:10:13

This is great - it portrays lots o f personality.

Posted by Gary Martin on Mon 11 May 13:22:25

Love your detail, very touching.

Posted by Gareth Rees on Wed 20 May 16:09:26

Beautiful =)

Posted by Violet Infinity Art on Fri 22 May 09:36:55

Wow! Beautiful work Heather. This is so good.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Mon 25 May 17:36:57

Lovely - so impish and full of spirit.

Posted by Helen Mariner on Wed 27 May 16:15:50

Full of life and spirit

Posted by Helen Mariner on Thu 04 Jun 16:37:29

The eyes have it !

Posted by Malcolm Hasler on Thu 09 Jul 17:49:24

All your people's (and dog's) faces, have well seen character, even though I am not familiar with them. But this portrait I love most.

Posted by Leo Ge on Fri 24 Jul 14:30:34

Wonderfull sketch Heather.

Posted by Bryan Hammond on Wed 29 Jul 13:06:09

interesting- I would even live it as it is 👍

Posted by Tomasz Pukszta on Mon 05 Oct 19:23:07

Lovely skin tones Heather and her features and expression is certainly set in place, well done! Yes, its best to start with one pigment to obtain luminosity and then one can add more pigments for the complexion.

Posted by Angela Harrison on Mon 07 Dec 08:32:24

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20/03/2020

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A3 oil. This is a 1 hour oil sketch prep for a proper portrait. I wanted to try and get a child's luminosity and the right skin tones in a loose fresh style from a simple 3 colour palette. Stopped before I got more detailed! Shall now do the proper portrait and get a better likeness.

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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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