#PAOTW Clare Balding

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Great effort Margret. You have captured her personality very well.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 12 Jun 16:07:06

A good portrait Margaret, I would not know where to start a watercolour portrait.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 12 Jun 16:11:15

Fantastic Margaret

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Fri 12 Jun 16:56:38

Very lively and expressive, love the bold use of washes.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Fri 12 Jun 17:05:54

Super portrait Margaret!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 12 Jun 17:06:44

I love those watery blends. You got her delicate skin tones but still got the shadows. The light on the pose was quite flat I thought

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Fri 12 Jun 18:14:49

I’m not referring to your portrait when I say the light Was flat. The studio light was flat making the portrait more difficult.

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Fri 12 Jun 18:15:55

Lovely portrait and beautiful washes, Margaret.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Fri 12 Jun 19:41:34

Thank you Carole, Dixie, Anjana, Seok, Fiona, Diana and Cesare - many thanks for your lovely comments. Diana, I agree about the light - I made it a bit more dramatic than it was - think it might have been shining into her face - possibly from a ceiling light.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Fri 12 Jun 20:22:57

Fantastic

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 12 Jun 21:45:59

Thank you Romila.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sat 13 Jun 08:00:18

Hang on Studio Wall

12/06/2020

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A rather rushed attempt this morning - finished about 5 mins before deadline! Watercolour

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Margaret Nisbet

I'm an amateur artist. I have drawn all my life - used to be mainly portraits but now a wider range. Did a lot of portrait/figure drawing at classes for a while in the 1990s then had a break from doing much at all until a couple of years ago, since when I've gone back to classes and workshops run…

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