Dotty. Alla prima. by Martin Shaw

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Love her look of zest for life Martin.

Excellent work Martin.

It’s impossible not to smile back! Another good one Martin.

Lovely - what a pair they make

Yes, you don't want to be the cause of sibling resentment! I think many of us find painting children very difficult - there's a tendency to sentimentalize, to start with; and a bigger tendency of get lost in faces in which there are as yet few distinguishing markers. BUT - this absolutely works, and I agree with Carole Kelly: zest for life comes thudding across at us. Get a frame around that when it dries, and your granddaughters will have a treasure which will always remind them of you.

You have capture what is behind the marks on the paper Martin. Super

Great Martin, I can only agree with most of what Robert has said.

Thanks very much to all

Hang on Studio Wall
18/04/2026
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Can’t do one granddaughter without the other granddaughter! One more to go. The shiny white is because it’s still wet

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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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