Granddaughter Bonnie. Quick portrait. by Martin Shaw

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That’s very nice Martin - like the palette and the looseness. I smiled when you mentioned the time taken…still quick but thinking takes time. The end result is really good.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 17 Apr 22:04:44

Another terrific painting Martin

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 17 Apr 22:13:02

I’m liking this loose style and subject…

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 17 Apr 22:53:05

Super, the best work is often done in the quickest time when it some to art Martin

Posted by Frank Bingley on Sat 18 Apr 05:53:25

Worth that 1.5 hours, very good indeed

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 18 Apr 06:42:40

A superb portrait Martin.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 18 Apr 07:31:24

A super portrait !!

Posted by valerie harper on Sat 18 Apr 07:55:34

Great portrait, excellent colours.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sat 18 Apr 08:41:53

Lovely 👏

Posted by Martin Norford on Sat 18 Apr 09:15:24

So good.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 18 Apr 10:30:14

Thank you all very much. Much appreciated

Posted by Martin Shaw on Sat 18 Apr 20:51:50

Wonderful portrai, Martin!

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 19 Apr 06:23:30

Did you really think you could pull off a portrait in ten minutes? If you can, do let me know how you do it; I'm not a bit surprised it took you much longer: and the result is worth every minute of the time you put into it. Very accomplished oil sketch that stands as a work in its own right, and as with your other painting, get a frame around it when it's dry - in years to come, they'll appreciate it even more than they do today.

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Sun 19 Apr 07:02:01

Cheers Robert. Ten minute portraits are a bit of a craze. It teaches me a lesson to not get dragged into days and weeks of work

Posted by Martin Shaw on Sun 19 Apr 21:43:14

A great portrait, that looseness keeps it alive.

Posted by Hilary Forbes on Mon 20 Apr 09:06:36

Hang on Studio Wall

17/04/2026

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Was going to be ten minutes that became one and a half hours. Oil on paper.

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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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