The Eighth Veil

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This is stunning. You've developed a fabulous technique with these pens, Marilyn. Awesome!

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 27 Mar 05:01:28

Fantastic work Marylin the detail is incredible and must have taken ages to do!

Posted by Christine Kyles on Fri 27 Mar 07:28:48

All those different patterns – WOW! Executed in technical perfection and wonderful colours. I like this very much Marilyn.

Posted by Detlev Bucks on Fri 27 Mar 08:40:10

Beautifully done, amazing detail.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 27 Mar 08:44:17

Thank you so much Lewis, Detlev, Christine and Paul for your encouragement.

Posted by Marilyn De la Cruz on Fri 27 Mar 09:00:28

Stunning result from a fascinating tecnique.

Posted by Tony Auffret on Fri 27 Mar 09:22:13

Wowee Marilyn, a tour de force!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 27 Mar 09:50:38

Incredible skill and talent portrayed here. The method you have used has added another dimension. How an earth did you complete all those intricate patterns on her head dress?

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 27 Mar 10:11:52

OMG this is stunning ..

Posted by Nandhini J Prasad on Fri 27 Mar 11:04:58

Amazing work.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 27 Mar 11:09:24

Peerless skill displayed here Marilyn, the head scarf is astoundingly good!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 27 Mar 11:28:17

Lawks a-mercy! This must have taken you an age - I don't begin to have the patience for work like this: doesn't your back give out on you? It's a fabulous image - absolutely inimitable skill, and for me the highlight of the picture isn't even the magnificently captured drapery, but the reflected light in the skin. I admire it, but I wouldn't even think of trying to achieve the same myself - I'm too old, I don't think I've the time!

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Fri 27 Mar 12:08:27

Stunningly beautiful! That material you can touch! Incredible talent!!

Posted by Suzanne McQuade on Fri 27 Mar 12:39:22

So beautiful. Amazing detail with the technique you use.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 27 Mar 13:02:57

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Tony, Heather, Carole, Nandhini, Sylvia, Russell, Robert, Suzanne and Christine. By the way Robert I have four years on you so it’s never too late!!!

Posted by Marilyn De la Cruz on Fri 27 Mar 14:09:43

This is awesome - incredible detail.

Posted by caroline harris on Sat 28 Mar 12:29:56

Fantastic, such a pleasing portrait ' must have taken you weeks to get in all that detail.

Posted by Noel Kendall on Sat 28 Mar 12:51:37

Thank you so much Caroline and Noel.

Posted by Marilyn De la Cruz on Sat 28 Mar 12:59:35

Incredible work here. It would have driven me insane to do this. Beautiful.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Sat 28 Mar 13:03:53

Thank you so much Fred. Yes, it nearly drove me insane too but glad you think it was worth it!

Posted by Marilyn De la Cruz on Sat 28 Mar 13:06:59

A masterclas in value observation.

Posted by Rod Fletcher on Sun 29 Mar 12:49:41

Thank you so much Rod.

Posted by Marilyn De la Cruz on Sun 29 Mar 21:08:59

Wow,Stunning! love all your work, Marilyn.

Posted by ANDREW C Stewart on Wed 22 Jul 12:04:42

Hang on Studio Wall

27/03/2020

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Couldn’t resist working from a rather exotic reference and doing this one in Faber Castell PITT artist brush pens so that I could embellish the detail in the scarf. The face is made up of thousands of different coloured dots. Well, I guess we all have time on our hands at the moment, don’t we?

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Marilyn De la Cruz

I went to Birmingham Art School straight after leaving school but had not considered my job prospects carefully enough at that age so left and did not consider taking up art again until much later in life. Now that I am retired I have much more time on my hands to paint and hope my artwork brings…

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