The young artist

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A touching image beautifully painted. Well done Heather.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Wed 29 Jan 10:40:57

Absolutely full of expressive and imaginative feelings, really so well painted

Posted by Thalia Stones on Wed 29 Jan 10:50:19

This is wonderful Heather!

Posted by Cairistiona Baker on Wed 29 Jan 11:05:25

Beautifully painted Heather.

Posted by George Cutter on Wed 29 Jan 11:19:58

You must be pleased with this nostalgic wonderful work, Heather.

Posted by Ronald Haber on Wed 29 Jan 11:48:11

Beautiful painting Heather, really well painted.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 29 Jan 11:53:21

That is beautifully painted, Heather.

Posted by David Stevens on Wed 29 Jan 12:52:37

It’s beautiful. I can see the love there. Fantastic work, Heather. His pose, the wood colours, the intrigue…

Posted by Federico Abascal on Wed 29 Jan 12:55:23

This is a beautiful painting Heather, and sentimental too, you did paint your dear father in his childhood pose with such eloquence and brought the entire photo into real life, from that era, and sweet repose, well done!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Wed 29 Jan 13:53:06

Such a wonderful, piece of of life you have restored and what a great piece of family history and a cherished memory you have chronicled Heather.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 29 Jan 13:59:49

How wonderful, |I love it!!

Posted by valerie harper on Wed 29 Jan 14:04:23

Fantástico Heather. Me encanta.

Posted by Olga D. on Wed 29 Jan 14:25:35

Amazing Heather and a wonderful composition .

Posted by Chris Scott on Wed 29 Jan 14:36:59

Beautifully painted Heather.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Wed 29 Jan 15:45:31

This is Beautiful!

Posted by Skylar Brown on Wed 29 Jan 15:49:07

Brilliant

Posted by Michael Davies on Wed 29 Jan 16:03:54

This is so charming Heather, you have captured the time and age so well!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 29 Jan 16:17:51

One tired out child, great work

Posted by Lawrie Flood on Wed 29 Jan 16:39:11

Sometimes you're so tired you just need to sleep! Great picture Heather!

Posted by Trevor Wick on Wed 29 Jan 17:01:12

Absolutely stunning. Love the palette, composition, everything about it!

Posted by Romila Datta on Wed 29 Jan 17:08:19

Yes you have caught the period with the colours Heather. Very well constructed. It reminds me of my brother who covered himself up with a large piece of floor vinyl and went to sleep in it.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Wed 29 Jan 17:15:38

This is absolutely Heather!

Posted by Tuula Forbes on Wed 29 Jan 17:23:26

Beautifully painted. Very adorable 😎

Posted by Barbara Magor on Wed 29 Jan 17:31:47

Lovely work Heather, you certainly achieved what you set out to produce and such a nice personal link to the past. Excellent.

Posted by Rob Preece on Wed 29 Jan 17:36:37

What a lovely moment in time brought to life for you and your family to enjoy. Painted with love.

Posted by Val Fisher on Wed 29 Jan 17:59:27

What a fantastic painting Heather. I can imagine this on display in the Lady Lever art gallery in Port Sunlight!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Wed 29 Jan 18:12:28

Something special, very well done Heather.

Posted by Roger Sallis on Wed 29 Jan 18:15:38

Beautiful Heather!

Posted by Karen Lewis on Wed 29 Jan 18:16:02

Lovely work Heather and a palette to match. It must have been quite emotional for you to paint.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 29 Jan 18:19:23

This is one of the few occasions in lost for work to describe this beautiful and unique painting. It shows your love and care throughout, personally I think it’s one of your best .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 29 Jan 18:36:17

Lovely job Heather!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Wed 29 Jan 18:48:46

Definitely a feeling of the time with the palette and a lovely interpretation which has a lot of meaning for you. Good title too!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 29 Jan 18:50:14

Very good Heather, nice history.

Posted by Graham Smith on Wed 29 Jan 19:31:39

A unique and well painted piece Heather! The face is particularly good. A treasure!

Posted by Sarah Stanley on Wed 29 Jan 19:34:39

How wonderful Heather, and so obviously painted with love. This jumps out at you on the gallery.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 29 Jan 20:01:37

Heather this is adorable. A beautiful painting, oozing love and sentiment……and considerable talent.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 29 Jan 20:04:30

What a great painting Heather, Love it !

Posted by Alan Johnston on Wed 29 Jan 20:28:19

Wonderful!

Posted by Lynda Green on Wed 29 Jan 20:33:24

Absolutely beautiful Heather

Posted by Chris Glassonbury on Wed 29 Jan 21:40:13

So good, Heather

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 29 Jan 22:49:16

Fabulous subject beautifully painted Heather.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Thu 30 Jan 00:17:45

What a lovely idea and beautifully executed painting.

Posted by John Kinsella on Thu 30 Jan 04:53:08

Thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments, my Dad would have been proud!

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 30 Jan 07:42:30

What a great thing to do. So beautifully painted in that style and palette Heather

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 30 Jan 09:03:27

Beautiful, well painted Heather.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Thu 30 Jan 09:20:11

A fine piece!

Posted by Christopher Hensher on Thu 30 Jan 10:29:12

Superbly done.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Thu 30 Jan 10:45:52

What a wonderful memory of your dad, there's obviously love in every brush stroke.

Posted by Lynn Parkins on Thu 30 Jan 11:06:28

Superb!

Posted by Jo Morton on Thu 30 Jan 11:20:29

This is beautiful Heather. What a lovely way to preserve a memory.

Posted by Mark Annison on Thu 30 Jan 11:32:31

A fabulous subject painted with the tenderness it deserves, very beautiful work, as always from you.

Posted by Alan Davis on Thu 30 Jan 12:21:24

Wonderful work

Posted by Peter Collins on Thu 30 Jan 13:16:10

What a lovely picture, capturing a young brother falling asleep on, what looks like, a step ladder. Beautifully reimagined Heather; colourising a black and white photo. You have achieved the 'old' look you were after. Great work.

Posted by Alan Taylor on Thu 30 Jan 13:37:12

What a wonderful thing to do and you’ve pulled it of admirably, superb painting with such a lovely story with it. So lovely to see your work Heather, I think you paint from the heart! 👌❤️

Posted by William Jones on Thu 30 Jan 14:00:07

An absolutely stunning painting Heather. Excellent!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Thu 30 Jan 14:22:40

Heather another fantastic painting

Posted by Nigel Fitzgerald on Thu 30 Jan 17:30:53

Beautifully done Heather.

Posted by David Williams on Fri 31 Jan 09:03:26

Heather, I love this. Such a poignant painting and you've caprured the colour palette of the period so well. I intend to tackle portraits in colour in the coming months and your work is both inspirational and instructional.

Posted by David A Collins on Fri 31 Jan 11:11:28

Wonderful and very endearing Heather. You have done a great job with the representation and the palette.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 02 Feb 20:08:35

Heather you have struck a cord with so many. Well done, a beautiful portrait.

Posted by Chris Cornwell on Mon 03 Feb 20:57:20

Such a lovely painting Heather and you’ve nailed the Victorian look beautifully. You always manage to tell a story or express an emotion with your art. This one’s a bit unique seeing as it’s your dad too!

Posted by Vicky Rosenthal on Tue 04 Feb 15:37:03

Hang on Studio Wall

29/01/2025

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This is my father who was around 4 years old in 1920 taken in our back garden by his older brother. This was a small black and white photo much worn and creased which I have reimagined and painted with a lot of love! I wanted to achieve and 'old' Victorian/Edwardian look and consequently used the relevant oil colour palette. It's 50cm square.

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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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