Martha

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What a beautiful portrait! Your daughter is a beauty too.

Posted by Dawn Halliwell on Thu 04 Oct 19:41:30

Jan, that is so beautiful! It really does her lovely face justice. And how bold to do it in that light. It is absolutely perfect.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Thu 04 Oct 20:04:28

Thank you so much for your kind comments, Dawn and Fiona!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Thu 04 Oct 20:20:57

Beautiful portrait Jan

Posted by Russell Edwards on Thu 04 Oct 22:25:05

Just perfect in every respect, Jan...your love shows through so well.

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 05 Oct 07:36:47

Many thanks for your encouraging comments, Russell and Thalia...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Fri 05 Oct 08:20:58

Amazing portrait, Jan, of your lovely daughter. Very expressive portrait.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Fri 05 Oct 08:25:51

Super painting Jan, great use of the light for drama.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 05 Oct 09:01:51

A beautiful portrait of a beautiful child.

Posted by Kathryn Elaine Moffat on Fri 05 Oct 13:37:53

Wow this is amazing Jan. Beautiful painting of a beautiful girl.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 05 Oct 14:42:15

Thank you for your nice comments, Cesare, Marjorie, Kathryn and Margaret - much appreciated!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Fri 05 Oct 15:37:14

What a stunning portrait Jan. Love the way you have captured the lights and darks.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 05 Oct 15:42:29

Beautiful portrait.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Fri 05 Oct 20:24:22

A beautiful sensitive portrait Jan. really striking.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sun 07 Oct 17:18:23

This is so good, you have really went for the darks which makes it so alive !!

Posted by Audrey Hynds on Mon 08 Oct 11:06:15

Many thanks for the kind comments - yes, my daughter is happy with the portrait!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 08 Oct 14:34:00

This is superb... give up the teaching!

Posted by John Challenor on Tue 09 Oct 10:09:59

What a lovely sensitive portrait.

Posted by Jill Veitch on Tue 09 Oct 14:57:33

Thanks for the nice comments, John and Jill - I might hold onto the day job for now, as I've never made a penny from my paintings! :)

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 09 Oct 16:58:49

Beautiful! So cleverly light & painted. Wish I could do half as well

Posted by Sue Mann on Thu 08 Nov 13:18:27

Hang on Studio Wall

04/10/2018

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An oil painting of my daughter Martha, who's 16... on linen board 12 x10 inches.

About the Artist

Jan Rossington

I'm an amateur artist and my favourite medium is oil. I particularly enjoy painting scenes of people using a palette knife. I've got a lot to learn about painting, but my goal is to keep improving. I try to enjoy the process of painting rather than worrying too much about what the final painting…

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