Self portrait in Van Gogh style by Jon Shepherd

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This is excellent Jon, and very Van Goch! I recently did a couple VG style paintings for our art group and found it quite tricky, buy you seem to have cracked it here.

Nice to meet you Van Gogh style and pleased to hear how things changed well for you.

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15/11/2023
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Painted a few years ago in acrylics. Having just turned 50, coping with a divorce, selling my lovely 16th century cottage and mum dying, it was not my best year. I had always liked Van Gogh’s style and at that moment I felt a kinship with the portrait of Vincent during his last troubled years. Suffice to say, I am fine and much happier now. Must be as I seem to be constantly painting! :) Interesting to look back though now after many years.

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Jon Shepherd

I have been a graphic designer for many years, prior to that I trained in photography. I have always had a keen interest in art but only in recent years have I started creating more varied work. I retired two years ago and finally I am finding time to revisit art. I am reasonably experienced in…

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