My lovely friend Malc by Heather Love

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Such a lovely portrait Heather. His wife will be over the moon with it.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Tue 21 May 13:48:14

Absolutely beautiful painting Heather, well done 👍

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 21 May 14:13:48

Amazing work, Heather. You've really captured his personality in this!

Posted by Rachel Anderson on Tue 21 May 14:35:20

This is Terrific! Wonderful detail.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Tue 21 May 14:53:31

A lovely portrait Heather.

Posted by Alan Morris on Tue 21 May 14:53:59

Superb work Heather, the hair is stunning and the flesh tones fabulous.I’m sure she’ll be happy to see this.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Tue 21 May 15:00:17

A brilliant work. Well done Heather.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 21 May 15:21:47

Absolutely wonderful!!!

Posted by valerie harper on Tue 21 May 15:24:39

You can see this is painted with feeling Heather, and I’m sure his wife will be delighted. His skin and hair are excellent.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Tue 21 May 15:47:04

What a lovely portrait Heather. Yes, I can see what you mean about being a little like Paul Newman.

Posted by David Williams on Tue 21 May 15:50:30

So good, Heather

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Tue 21 May 16:01:35

Fantastic!👍👍

Posted by Bob Hill on Tue 21 May 16:31:35

A lovely portrait Heather. Such a natural pose. He lives on in your painting.

Posted by Mark Annison on Tue 21 May 16:46:07

A most excellent portrait Heather. I can see the friendship and joy coming through. It’s so wonderful what artist can do with paints, and brushes.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 21 May 17:00:03

He’s got a lovely smile. I’m sure your friend will be emotional about this.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 21 May 17:28:18

A superb portrait of your dear friend Heather, I'm sure Rosie will love it.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 21 May 17:51:46

This is such a wonderful portrait Heather, well done.

Posted by Denise Cat on Tue 21 May 18:01:47

A great portrait Heather! He was a very handsome man and you’ve captured his personality so well. I’m sure his wife will be delighted when she sees it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 21 May 18:11:57

A wonderful portrait. I’m sure his wife will love it.

Posted by Lynda Green on Tue 21 May 18:42:10

Great portrait Heather, this will bring back lovely memories.

Posted by Roger Sallis on Tue 21 May 20:08:32

Such a beautiful portrait, Heather - superb!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Tue 21 May 21:33:29

It's a beautiful portrait Heather, and a wonderful tribute to your friend.

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Tue 21 May 22:15:29

What a lovely portrait Heather, painted with such skill and clearly portrays your friendship.

Posted by Sue Stone on Wed 22 May 06:10:07

A superb portrait Heather the detailing is amazing.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 22 May 10:25:43

This is a beautiful portrait Heather and you have captured a mood perfectly of him listening to someone with a smile. Talking of smiles, you’ve also smashed it with his teeth - well done as they are SO difficult to paint and to make convincing. Another winner of a portrait I think.

Posted by Vicky Rosenthal on Wed 22 May 13:59:42

Lovely painting - can see what you mean about Paul Newman - I'm sure his wife will love this - very special.

Posted by Hilary Pendlebury on Wed 22 May 14:08:18

Such a sunny portrait Heather. How sad he is no longer here. His wife will love this.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 22 May 14:19:02

Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments, so very much appreciated.

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 22 May 14:48:13

A wonderful tribute to your friend, Heather. It is a very skilful and sensitive portrait, very well painted.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Wed 22 May 17:54:35

Lovely image Heather. I immediately thought 1970’s. Very difficult to capture a moment of laughter but you’ve nailed it

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 23 May 13:27:53

A Lovely Portrait.

Posted by Dave Bryant on Thu 23 May 21:14:58

Lovely portrait Heather, beautifully painted.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Thu 23 May 21:29:58

Absolutely fantastic portrait Heather. I am sure she will love it, and you!

Posted by Bob Ward on Fri 24 May 09:51:21

Excellent!

Posted by Christopher Hensher on Fri 24 May 11:18:22

What a fitting tribute to such a lovely friendship with them both. I'm sure his wife will be deeply touched by such a stunning portrait and bring back so many happy memories. Great painting Heather.

Posted by Val Fisher on Sat 25 May 10:03:52

Lovely portrait....

Posted by Michael Monaghan on Sat 25 May 13:45:59

What a lovely picture Heather

Posted by David Cotton on Mon 27 May 08:10:26

Fab portrait! Lovely work.👏

Posted by Harry Kayne on Mon 27 May 18:20:56

Heather, you paint hair beautifully, and the light 🤩

Posted by Ingrid Brown on Thu 30 May 12:20:06

Your portaits are amazing. This is very sad I do wonder Heather why you call me Shirley?

Posted by Val-Irene Robertson on Sat 01 Jun 17:53:05

Really nice Heather!

Posted by Nathan Jelbert on Wed 05 Jun 07:18:28

Well , beautifully captured and executed.

Posted by Manus Mcginty on Fri 21 Jun 16:53:18

This is fabulous Heather. The attention to detail is amazing. Stunning portrait 👍😀😀😀

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Fri 21 Jun 17:36:02

great portrait Heather

Posted by Ian Dawber FSIAD on Fri 28 Jun 10:38:00

Exceptional work Heather!!

Posted by Romila Datta on Tue 02 Jul 19:51:54

Great to see happy portraits-good teeth

Posted by neil whitehead on Sun 04 Aug 08:23:27

So true.... does look like Paul Newman.

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Mon 16 Sep 12:12:36

Wow Heather! I thought I would venture over to your page, as you always kindly take the time to post positive comments for us all! What great paintings, I think this one is my favourite; handsome man, lovely painting.

Posted by Joanne Hewison on Thu 12 Feb 00:30:06

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This is an oil painting 40 x 50 cms. I have known Malc and his wife Rosie for over 50 years and this is him as a young man taken from a black and white photograph of him at the time. Very sadly he became very ill last summer and died just before Christmas 2023. I have always loved the photo and his wife is yet to see it so it's a bit nerve wracking. He was such a lovely person (with a touch of the Paul Newman's) and I hope I've captured the essence of the man.

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Heather Love

I started to paint in 2018 . I started with acrylics and now use only oils and mainly canvas on board. Most of my portraits are 38 cms x 60 cms or thereabouts. Am still on a big learning curve but really enjoying the process and discovering new techniques very step of the way! I go to art class…

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