Fishing on Wimbledon common in the 1920's by Heather Love

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What a lovely memory and obviously painted with love.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 14 Mar 11:07:52

A wonderful painting Christine and what a lovely memory you have and this shows through your painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Fri 14 Mar 11:29:06

A lovely memory and painting.

Posted by Sarah Stanley on Fri 14 Mar 11:30:23

Beautiful interpretation, lovely painting Heather.

Posted by George Cutter on Fri 14 Mar 11:42:19

Wow Heather it’s easy too see this is done with love and affection, those are days we can only treasure but you have done yourself proud and your truly talented!🙏❤️

Posted by William Jones on Fri 14 Mar 11:43:33

Absolutely beautiful painting.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 14 Mar 12:26:45

What a wonderful painting!

Posted by Cairistiona Baker on Fri 14 Mar 12:30:39

This is so good, love it!

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 14 Mar 12:31:13

What wonderful memories, Heather - a truly lovely painting!!

Posted by David Stevens on Fri 14 Mar 12:49:29

This is Super! Indeed, Halcyon days! I have pictures of me as a boy doing this very thing, but with a bamboo pole.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Fri 14 Mar 13:30:17

Heather this is full of atmosphere , I think we paint better when we are emotionally attached to the subject, this has the emotional feelings coming out of the picture as is so beautifully done with TLC .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 14 Mar 14:26:09

Really lovely in every way Heather .

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Fri 14 Mar 15:03:37

Lovely great atmosphere

Posted by Michael Davies on Fri 14 Mar 15:24:47

Excellent colour balance Heather. Super sparkles as well.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Fri 14 Mar 15:31:23

Wow!

Posted by Peter Smith on Fri 14 Mar 16:39:01

Nice topic Heather, these paintings mean so much more than mere photographs.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 14 Mar 16:41:26

That's a super picture Heather, you should be really pleased with it! And for the record I can remember fishing with a jam jar and a bit of string too!

Posted by Trevor Wick on Fri 14 Mar 16:50:16

Super work Heather. It brings back memories for me too...jam jars, tiddlers and sticklebacks in my case.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 14 Mar 16:58:53

That is a truly spectacular painting. I could sit and look at that for hours and still be amazed.

Posted by Alan Davis on Fri 14 Mar 17:08:10

Really lovely- it makes me want to look back at old photos.

Posted by Vincent Stroud on Fri 14 Mar 17:11:25

A lovely painting. Love the muted tones of colour palette.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Fri 14 Mar 17:30:32

Breath taking and beautifully brought to life Heather with great skill as always.

Posted by Chris Scott on Fri 14 Mar 17:53:09

Beautiful painting Heather, love the expression on the face. Like the palette too.

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 14 Mar 17:53:29

Beautifully painted, but where are the wombles?

Posted by David A Collins on Fri 14 Mar 17:59:26

If the purpose of a painting is to arouse emotions then you've certainly succeeded. It's a wonderful painting Heather and one which so many of us can relate to.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 14 Mar 18:40:00

Heather this is got to be one of your best paintings yet- it’s got so much in it. So lovingly painted.. Love it

Posted by Rachel Wood on Fri 14 Mar 18:57:17

A lovely painting ♥️

Posted by Jo Cook on Fri 14 Mar 19:22:26

A lovely piece well done

Posted by Rod Fletcher on Fri 14 Mar 20:38:44

Stunning And what composition Love it U captured the moment

Posted by Lou Carlo on Fri 14 Mar 21:05:15

Memories lovingly painted.

Posted by John Kinsella on Sat 15 Mar 04:35:24

Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments ... my father would have been proud and astonished that his childhood had received all these comments 100 years on.

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 15 Mar 07:10:37

What a lovely idea and painting Heather. I agree with ALL the other comments!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 15 Mar 07:36:07

Beautiful painting Heather.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Sat 15 Mar 08:22:12

Absolutely beautiful

Posted by Tuula Forbes on Sat 15 Mar 08:25:22

A beautiful painting, Heather.

Posted by Lynda Green on Sat 15 Mar 11:15:21

I love this Heather. You have such a skilled way of making the onlooker step into the painting. Lovely colour palette too!

Posted by Vicky Rosenthal on Sat 15 Mar 15:33:42

That's fantastic Heather and so meaningful.

Posted by Bob Hill on Sat 15 Mar 17:55:07

Very nice, well done.

Posted by Graham Smith on Sat 15 Mar 18:21:29

Such a wonderful painting.

Posted by Linda Mauldon on Sat 15 Mar 18:51:30

Marvellous painting Heather beautifully done

Posted by Brian Chadwick on Sat 15 Mar 21:54:23

Such a beautiful painting Heather , reminiscing is such a sweet thing !

Posted by Ravindra Nayar on Sun 16 Mar 08:38:26

Wow, great atmosphere and painted beautifully!

Posted by Alison Clarke on Sun 16 Mar 09:35:57

Brilliantly done Heather

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Sun 16 Mar 09:43:32

A bygone era beautifully brought to life.

Posted by Lynn Parkins on Sun 16 Mar 10:01:29

What a lovely painting, well done!.

Posted by Peter Richards on Sun 16 Mar 11:17:35

You have a rare talent Heather..love this painting.

Posted by Mick Whatley on Sun 16 Mar 11:45:11

Lovely work Heather and must be heart warming to do these.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 16 Mar 20:21:34

Lovely painting of a treasured moment in time.

Posted by Alison Holden on Mon 17 Mar 16:21:24

Another wonderfully evocative and beautifully painted work, Heather. It reminds me of my childhood, catching sticklebacks in Three Kings Pond in Mitcham, although not quite a 100 years ago! I used to go to school in Wimbledon too!

Posted by Bob Singfield on Tue 18 Mar 04:23:07

This painting is unique, as I'm sure your Dad was. His expression and the light you've captured on his hair and face is perfect. A lovely tribute.

Posted by Val Fisher on Wed 19 Mar 07:59:35

This has a lovely feeling to it Heather. So soft and of the period.

Posted by Julie Powell on Sun 23 Mar 15:15:33

Really charming

Posted by cecilia payne on Tue 25 Mar 14:03:02

Gorgeous painting Heather, so full of love and happy memories.

Posted by Victoria Wilkinson on Mon 28 Apr 17:00:30

Beautiful memories and a wonderful painting of years gone by Heather.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Tue 29 Apr 10:19:05

Love it Heather. Beautifully painted.

Posted by Anthony T Mamo on Fri 02 May 08:25:46

Such a beautiful painting and so natural too, your dad would be enthralled with this excellent memory, painted with love! Well done indeed Heather!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Tue 13 May 13:28:47

Great picture

Posted by Terry Hant on Sat 17 May 18:24:18

Superb painting Heather

Posted by Steve Bayley on Thu 29 May 07:33:10

Brillante y lleno de amor.

Posted by Olga Díaz on Thu 29 May 13:22:31

Mi padre también tendría hoy 100 años.

Posted by Olga Díaz on Thu 29 May 13:23:49

I've read all comments posted here Heather and I echo every single one of them. This is absolutely stunning.

Posted by Pauline Mccarthy on Thu 29 May 14:42:35

They are all first rate paintings, Heather.

Posted by Barrie Jervis on Tue 22 Jul 08:17:33

You have such talent

Posted by Rickert Mork on Wed 06 Aug 06:45:36

Hang on Studio Wall

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This is an oil painting 50cm x 40cm taken from an old sepia photograph of my father as a young lad. He also took me there as a little girl armed with a rod, piece of string and a jam jar. Halcyon days indeed. Painted with a lot of love and the best of memories.

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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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