Thea enjoying a hot day

Comments

That is superb, Heather. Love seeing your paintings as they are so good!!

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 03 Oct 12:12:52

Wow what a beautiful portrait, Heather this is superb.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 03 Oct 12:13:54

That is just astonishing, Heather, really beautiful! Much love and God bless, 🙂❤️🙏

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sun 03 Oct 12:17:03

Beautifully painted Heather! I love it.

Posted by Alan Morris on Sun 03 Oct 12:45:26

A breathtaking talent you have Heather. So good to see your work.

Posted by Chris Scott on Sun 03 Oct 13:24:40

Brilliant Heather

Posted by Tom Small on Sun 03 Oct 13:30:14

Very impressive! So well done.

Posted by Peter Robinson on Sun 03 Oct 13:51:41

Sometimes paintings just stand out as superb. And this is one of them.

Posted by Steve Andrews on Sun 03 Oct 13:54:58

That is stunning Heather, superb 👏👏

Posted by Rachel Wood on Sun 03 Oct 13:58:57

An enchanting painting, beautifully executed.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 03 Oct 14:11:57

Your portraits are incredible. Another winner.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Sun 03 Oct 14:38:59

Superb ! At first I thought it was a photograph !

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sun 03 Oct 14:40:39

Superb work Heather, love it ;0)

Posted by Paul Newcastle on Sun 03 Oct 14:41:45

She’s grown! Lovely portrait Heather, I think this is the best one I’ve seen yet from you - save it for you know where!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sun 03 Oct 15:08:27

What a beautiful superb portrait, Heather! A stunning portrait painting… most probably better than a photo taken from a DSLR camera!!

Posted by Manoj Patel on Sun 03 Oct 15:10:32

Really amazingly good Heather! It looks totally right. Superb work.

Posted by David Williams on Sun 03 Oct 15:50:16

Beautiful; what more can I say that hasn't already been said? A stunning model, stunningly painted.

Posted by Mark Annison on Sun 03 Oct 16:08:18

Fantastic Heather!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sun 03 Oct 16:10:25

very very good work

Posted by Brian Collins on Sun 03 Oct 16:14:23

Such a fabulous portrait Heather. On another level entirely!!

Posted by Audrey Hynds on Sun 03 Oct 16:18:00

A really lovely portrait Heather, looks so fresh and painted beautifully.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 03 Oct 16:18:42

Wow , fantastic Heather

Posted by David Pilgram on Sun 03 Oct 16:21:43

Smashing Heather 😊

Posted by Margaret Mallows on Sun 03 Oct 16:24:19

Wow!! What a superb portrait, Heather! Your attention to detail is second to none. Beautiful work.

Posted by Bob Singfield on Sun 03 Oct 16:24:49

That's beautiful Heather!

Posted by Sam Dutta on Sun 03 Oct 16:25:50

Beautiful niece beautifully painted, simply beautiful Heather!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 03 Oct 16:29:09

Heather this is so clever , lovely portrait of Thea.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Sun 03 Oct 16:33:25

Beautiful portrait Heather; the light is superb, very impressive sunglasses too! 😀

Posted by Karen Lewis on Sun 03 Oct 16:40:57

So beautifully composed and painted Heather. Lovely skin tones, hair and smile, and great sunglasses- yes always tricky but you’ve done it.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 03 Oct 17:18:30

Stunning portrait the expression says everything

Posted by Moira Simonsen on Sun 03 Oct 17:22:53

Beautiful painting

Posted by Jon Davidson on Sun 03 Oct 17:30:47

Love this painting Heather, she looks like the Mona Lisa. Outstanding....

Posted by ANDREW C Stewart on Sun 03 Oct 17:58:31

Beautiful painting

Posted by Lyn Thacker on Sun 03 Oct 18:07:40

great painting Heather

Posted by phil morton on Sun 03 Oct 19:16:39

Heather you are always supportive and so it is a pleasure to return the compliment. This is absolutely brilliant. Well done.

Posted by Richard Cox on Sun 03 Oct 19:24:06

What a stunning portrait Heather.

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 03 Oct 19:34:25

Superb Heather, you have raised the standard to another level.

Posted by Roger Sallis on Sun 03 Oct 19:35:59

Beautifully painted Heather!!

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Sun 03 Oct 19:58:03

A wonderfully competent portrait Heather, really beautiful.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 03 Oct 19:59:12

Heather, your portrait is exceptional, thank you for sharing this beautiful moment with us.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 03 Oct 20:15:25

Really beautiful portrait, Heather.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sun 03 Oct 20:17:33

Fantastic

Posted by Natasha Craggs on Sun 03 Oct 20:26:14

So clever Heather. That’s photo-realist standard.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 03 Oct 20:39:43

Another excellent portrait Heather. The light on the skin is amazing and I honed in on the tiny detail of the earring chain!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 03 Oct 21:35:47

You are one of the few people that can catch the essence of a person Heather. This is wonderful!

Posted by Vicky Rosenthal on Sun 03 Oct 21:43:54

Essence; absolute essence! A fine portrait.

Posted by John Walker on Sun 03 Oct 22:10:53

Superb!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 04 Oct 05:26:38

Wonderful painting Heather. Beautifully captured the emotions with subtlety. Amazing realism.👏👏❤️

Posted by Harman Bains on Mon 04 Oct 06:31:47

Goodness me! Beautiful subject beautifully painted.

Posted by Paul Webb on Mon 04 Oct 07:34:01

This is superb Heather and so professional. How on earth did you paint the silver jewellery so realistically? Can never manage to achieve such perfection.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 04 Oct 08:53:54

Fabulous portrait Heather!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Mon 04 Oct 09:08:42

Stunning Heather.

Posted by George Cutter on Mon 04 Oct 09:15:43

Wow, a fantastic portrait Heather. Her hair looks superb and must have been so difficult to paint. The skin tones are beautiful too. I'm in awe of your talent.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 04 Oct 10:42:43

Absolutely lovely!

Posted by Collette Hughes on Mon 04 Oct 11:15:14

Gosh, you must have so much patience, with all that lovely detail in the shades of hair and skin! Excellent Heather.

Posted by Val Fisher on Mon 04 Oct 11:49:30

Superb!

Posted by Kit Domino on Mon 04 Oct 12:30:59

This is wonderful - have been studying this closely to try to figure out how you got her skin looking so smooth - I've never been able to achieve this (you mention glazes but I've never figured out how to apply them). Great work.

Posted by Hilary Pendlebury on Mon 04 Oct 15:35:07

One of my favourite paintings seen here recently

Posted by Barbara Kozyra on Mon 04 Oct 19:57:37

This is just beautiful Heather. Wonderful touch and colour.

Posted by Bob Ward on Mon 04 Oct 22:08:41

So beautiful portrait, Heather! Great!

Posted by Natalie Aleksejeva on Mon 04 Oct 23:25:14

A really lovely portrait Heather, I love the range of skin tones.

Posted by Denise Buck on Tue 05 Oct 09:30:26

Superb heather, totally superb! Peter

Posted by Peter Smith on Tue 05 Oct 12:55:27

Excellent portrait

Posted by Will Jones on Tue 05 Oct 13:47:34

Excellent Heather, a very professional portrait, I bet Thea is pleased

Posted by Alan Lidster on Tue 05 Oct 15:33:56

A stunner Heather! .......... your painting AND your great niece! Wonderful hair curls and the light on the face is superb. Thea's earring is lovely too. Such a good portrait. Top marks from me.

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Wed 06 Oct 16:23:50

A gorgeous realist style with so much extra Heather

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 07 Oct 10:50:10

WOW! This is superb Heather, you are a dark horse and this proves how good you are. This is top draw, very skilful and so well observed absolutely beautiful!!👍❤️

Posted by William Jones on Thu 07 Oct 16:24:38

I missed this Heather. 😔 how beautiful. You are very clever and talented. Lovely painting 🖼

Posted by Faye Patrick on Fri 08 Oct 15:53:21

I really enjoy your portraits & as in your Bio you have almost described my pain in the likeness , perseverance & I too would love to paint more freely, but I still have to add more detail. You must be proud of your achievements. You have inspired me to have another go at portraits instead of my usual landscapes.

Posted by Bryan Langdon on Sun 10 Oct 10:41:59

Absolutely incredible.

Posted by Judith Taylor on Mon 11 Oct 05:44:21

Just stunning Heather. You capture faces and expressions in such detail and so precise. You are extremely talented.

Posted by CLAIRE Lott Nee Hucklesby on Thu 14 Oct 07:48:16

The tones in the skin are perfect.

Posted by Andrew Williams on Tue 19 Oct 16:31:16

Really well painted, I love your textures

Posted by Lorna Gasperi on Wed 20 Oct 19:57:30

Awesome portrait. Very expressive and natural.

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Mon 25 Oct 04:35:15

Wow. And here's me thinking my pastel portraits were good! This is excellent!

Posted by John Paxton Sheriff on Wed 27 Oct 10:13:11

Beautiful portrait of a beautiful person Heather. Well done.

Posted by Patrick Mcauliffe on Fri 29 Oct 15:43:05

What a lovely pose and depiction! Glowing.

Posted by Alix Baker on Wed 03 Nov 19:14:52

Fantastic portraiture - awesome.

Posted by Jacqueline Budd on Sun 07 Nov 19:37:23

Oh my this (and your other pieces are sensational) - sky portrait artist of the year competition springs to mind!

Posted by Kathryn Huxter on Fri 12 Nov 10:32:22

Wow ! a wonderful painting Heather. Love this.

Posted by Bonny Mathew on Tue 16 Nov 12:07:06

What a beautiful portrait Heather! ❤️

Posted by Beatrice Cloake on Wed 17 Nov 17:36:14

This is awesome Heather.

Posted by Alan Johnston on Mon 22 Nov 21:14:02

Good work Heather. Capturing smiling faces ain't so easy. You did well!

Posted by Keith DIXON on Tue 23 Nov 17:21:26

great portrait one day I may have ago at painting people

Posted by Janet Jackson on Mon 13 Dec 14:11:01

Probably the wrong thing to say to an artist, but this is almost photographic. My pastels can never achieve this smoothness. As for very much a beginner, well, after just four years or so this is amazing.

Posted by John Paxton Sheriff on Tue 21 Dec 10:37:49

I'm back again! Noticed in your profile the longing for a looser style. Well, have you watched Mad Charcoal on YouTube? Mad is the right word for the method, but it helped me to arrive much more quickly at the correct proportions when beginning work on a portrait.

Posted by John Paxton Sheriff on Tue 21 Dec 10:41:03

Very realistic and photo-perfect painting. Excellent work of art

Posted by O Yemi Tubi on Fri 24 Dec 17:24:49

Stunningly beautiful portrait Heather, you have handled the lighting so sensitively!

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Wed 29 Dec 20:45:46

Heather your gallery is stunning. The skill and detail is immense. I’m posting on this beautiful painting, but they are all so good.

Posted by Karen Hall on Fri 31 Dec 10:36:16

beautifully sensitive portrait Heather!

Posted by Alison Boshoff on Tue 11 Jan 11:54:25

Another amazing portrait Heather, fantastic!

Posted by Karen Paul on Sun 16 Jan 23:19:24

Lovely portrait Heather

Posted by Ian Dawber FSIAD on Wed 19 Jan 17:07:33

This is such a gorgeous painting. The skin is so fresh and I like how you tackled the curly hair against the golden corn Heather.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sat 22 Jan 22:17:22

Fantastic, Heather.👌👏👏

Posted by Olga D. on Tue 25 Jan 08:39:26

Love this, great portrait.

Posted by Trev Goodwin on Thu 27 Jan 22:07:06

Love it. The texture of the hair is amazing. Well.....everything about it amazing. Fabulous.

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Thu 03 Feb 18:40:31

I think you are a very good painter.good luck.

Posted by Brian Perry on Sat 05 Mar 10:18:46

very beautiful this portrait

Posted by Leonetta Rossi on Tue 29 Mar 15:10:38

This is beautiful Heather. The skin tones so good, you can see how the sun has caught her skin. Lovely

Posted by Toulla Hadjigeorgiou on Sat 09 Apr 16:34:16

This is beautiful Heather.

Posted by Jana Kaššáková on Tue 12 Apr 15:26:41

Beautiful portrait Heather.

Posted by Yvonne Frost on Fri 29 Apr 15:38:02

Congratulations on your selection for TALP 2022. Love the shine on her cheek…so difficult to get the tones correct.

Posted by Tracy Love on Fri 06 May 19:56:57

Great portrait

Posted by cliff Winstanley on Wed 18 May 12:21:10

Another beaut Heather. The attention to detail is stunning. The necklace and earrings....the curls ...blouse, skin tone. Then of course the beautiful features of your niece. Fabulous 😀

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Thu 26 May 18:08:34

Hi Heather There is a luminosity to Theas face that you have achieved which is amazing, given it has been achieved by brushwork. Tremendous! My guess is that Thea loves it too!

Posted by simon wakefield on Thu 16 Jun 07:24:44

Very Nice Heather. Congrats on your award for this as well!

Posted by Nathan Jelbert on Fri 22 Jul 05:30:40

Beautiful portrait Heather. Very well deserved prize in Patchings.

Posted by Sam Dutta on Fri 22 Jul 20:56:11

Very well done on the prize for this one Heather. Well deserved 👌

Posted by Val Fisher on Sun 24 Jul 06:31:35

Beautifully done. I really like it!

Posted by Kate Wilkey on Mon 25 Jul 13:42:26

Well done Heather, you are a wonderful painter.

Posted by valerie harper on Mon 25 Jul 19:48:11

Congratulations on your well-deserved award Heather ; a super portrait!

Posted by Karen Lewis on Tue 26 Jul 14:49:26

I saw this gorgeous work in the exhibition at Patchings and is every bit impressive in real life. Congratulations on your well deserved award Heather.

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Tue 26 Jul 21:25:03

Congratulations Heather for this painting winning a prize at the TALP exhibition. A deserved winner.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Sun 07 Aug 11:02:03

Brilliant portrait Heather, as are all your portraits. Fantastic!

Posted by Jonathan Margetts on Tue 30 Aug 12:28:34

Heather, I've just been reading the TALP email flyer featuring your image of Thea ("with a silver earring"). I just have to congratulate you - the colour and form of the face is so convincingly rendered, with just enough hair and enough beach to give it context. Brilliant!

Posted by Michael Leetham-Cooper on Thu 16 Mar 12:38:24

Hang on Studio Wall

03/10/2021

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This is another painting of Thea my great niece. The lighting was all shades of tricky but thankfully no wind! But oh my, were those sunglasses difficult to get right. It's oils and somewhat larger than A3 in size. When it's a bit dryer shall put another glaze or two on top. Am thrilled that this was selected for TALP 2022 and that I won the Caran d'Ache Award in the Leisure painter category.

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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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