Fraulein. The main mistress of a strip bar by Martin Shaw

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A very characterful portrait Martin.

This is one of your best Martin - marvellous eyes…she “comes out” of the page

Beautiful portrait

Of all your work to date Martin, this is my favourite. Not an easy choice because you’ve painted many fine pieces but this is a gem - superb portrait.

Come on, Martin. A challenge for you…..a Still Life ( I can see a shock topic here, or you could confound me and paint a vase of flowers 😆). Look on the forum.

Well, there's a choice Martin ... but a fab portrait anyway!

Great expressive portrait, Martin!

Love the soulful eyes

So striking! Well done.

This is superb Martin, capturing that look of focussed disinterested disdain perfectly

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24/05/2026
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Life is pith—stodgy, pulpy, and dull. While dancers wobble their lives away, waiting to grow their own, I am stuck in the simple, soul-grinding mathematics of a 9-to-5. But if I had the liberty to spend my time in the neon haze of the clubs, with my money safely tucked into the elastic of a thong, I know that even there, the same repetitive strain would eventually take hold. Still, if it comes down to it, I would choose a death from the excess of indulgence over a death from the rot of boredom

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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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