Miner by Martin Shaw

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The eyes have it, very good.

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 10 Feb 07:46:39

Superb , the hard rugged life of a miner is captured in that face .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 10 Feb 09:04:43

Great expressive depiction Martin!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 10 Feb 09:24:13

Superb artwork Martin.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Mon 10 Feb 09:50:03

You've done a lovely job of capturing this man's look of exhaustion and resignation at the end of a long shift. Funnily enough I was researching miners in art history at the weekend for a linoprint I was working on yesterday. Great minds and all that!

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Mon 10 Feb 10:36:01

Superb portrait Martin. It is a saying in some mining communities that you have a free pass through the gates of heaven from St. Peter, having already been to hell!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 10 Feb 12:51:41

Thank you all. Had to do this Bobby, been on my mind for a while. Great minds, yes. Guess it is hell too

Posted by Martin Shaw on Mon 10 Feb 18:36:07

A super portrait.

Posted by David Williams on Tue 11 Feb 19:02:40

Good one.

Posted by Chris Creasy on Tue 11 Feb 21:30:24

Dura expresión como su trabajo, sus ojos transmiten tanto. Soy de una tierra minera en España.. me crié viendo minas.

Posted by Olga Díaz on Wed 12 Feb 14:11:22

Excellent, such an expressive face. Well done

Posted by Jennifer Leslie on Thu 13 Feb 05:52:02

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09/02/2025

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Oil on canvas. Own ref

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Martin Shaw

The Perennial Alien…… Time has been a cruel curator, leaving me so translucent that a summer sneeze among the Michaelmas daisies might scatter my remains to the wind. I am a creature of seasons, though they do not favor me. In the depths of winter, I submerge myself in the grit and…

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