Young Woman - charcoal portrait by John O’Neill

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Thanks Christine ☺️

Superb artwork John.

Thanks for the continued support Stephen ☺️🙏🏼

Very striking portrait.

Many thanks John 👍🏼

Many thanks Russell 🙏🏼

You've 'wired up' extremely well - superb!

Much obliged John 🙏🏼

Aaaaw thank you Heather 🙏🏼😜

Really good portrait, lovely work !

A brilliant portrait

Thank you Hilary, Dixie and Valerie! 🙏🏼☺️

Thank you Shirley 🙏🏼

First rate portrait John, it's a great medium to work with.

Thanks Andrew! I absolutely agree, there’s a simplicity to charcoal that gives great synergy between artist and medium ☺️

Striking

Thanks Martin 🙏🏼

Beautiful portrait

Hang on Studio Wall
10/03/2026
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Strathmore charcoal paper is such a joy to work with. With a life drawing session booked in this weekend I was back in the studio wiring up my brain to work with charcoal again.

About the Artist
John O’Neill

Born in Belfast in 1966 and a lifelong painter. A resident of Stavanger Norway between 2018 and 2021 with a UK base near Reading England and in Aberdeen, Scotland. Most recent work is Scottish landscape, urban scenes and contemporary Norwegian landscape, often working in oils or gouache, line &…

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