My Hero

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Superb portrait John .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 30 Nov 15:50:26

Excellent drawing John

Posted by Russell Edwards on Thu 30 Nov 17:03:20

Brilliant portrait John, Well drawn. 👌

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 30 Nov 17:42:33

Outstanding drawing, John!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Thu 30 Nov 18:15:03

A wonderful portrait John. The eyes and spectacles are particularly good.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 30 Nov 18:31:19

Terrific work.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 30 Nov 18:47:04

A lovely sentiment John, it’s made me emotional about my dad.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 30 Nov 19:01:05

Excellent work

Posted by Romila Datta on Thu 30 Nov 20:57:59

A wonderful portrait John.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Thu 30 Nov 21:04:36

A superb portrait.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 30 Nov 21:14:01

Excellent portrait John.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 30 Nov 22:52:20

Fine drawing - many things I didn't know about my father until he was quite old, and ill, which might have done our relationship good if my brother and I had known earlier: but there were many things he could never talk about without breaking down. You were, if I may say so, fortunate that you got to know your father so well. This is a fine drawing.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Thu 30 Nov 23:32:18

This is glorious John and you can tell it was drawn with a lot of love. Interesting story!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 01 Dec 08:38:49

I'm quite moved by all your lovely comments and very grateful to those of you who took the time to read the small story. I hesitated and dithered for a long time before finally joining POL but I'm so glad I did. Thank you all.

Posted by John Johnston on Fri 01 Dec 11:45:36

An excellent drawing.

Posted by David Williams on Fri 01 Dec 13:30:19

Hang on Studio Wall

30/11/2023

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The only person I've ever strived to be as good as .... my Dad. He was one of those people who made a difference to the world we live in. There is a story on my website of how he made a difference one day at the beach . If you're interested you can read it at jwjonline.net/difference.

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John Johnston

I am a very late starter, beginning my art journey almost by accident in my mid-fifty's. Fully self-taught I am very much a jack of all trades and master of none as I dabble in various media. My go-to preference is graphite, where I aim for (but never achieve) realism and second to that I'm also a…

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