Bertie. Alla prima. by Martin Shaw

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A real character - and painted with real character in those juicy brush-strokes.

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Tue 23 Jun 01:15:07

I agree with Robert, love the use of those darks

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 23 Jun 05:28:58

Superb!!!!!

Posted by David Stevens on Tue 23 Jun 07:19:15

Now who is Bertie? Agree with Robert - and he’s got a twinkle in his eye!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 23 Jun 09:54:27

Thanks all. Bertie is a farmer I once knew. Pub goer .

Posted by Martin Shaw on Tue 23 Jun 09:58:38

Good one!

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Tue 23 Jun 13:04:29

Love your confident brushwork. Fascinating character!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 23 Jun 16:28:08

Like it !!

Posted by valerie harper on Wed 24 Jun 11:07:05

Good character portrait.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 24 Jun 15:02:59

Like this a lot full of life.

Posted by Martin Norford on Sun 28 Jun 19:05:05

Hang on Studio Wall

22/06/2026

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Oil on paper.

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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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