Sketch. Me Many Moons Ago. by Denise Cat

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Its a wonderful portrait, I love it !!

Posted by valerie harper on Tue 16 Dec 15:25:55

Lovely Denise and I like a bit of colourised portraits from old photos

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 16 Dec 15:27:46

I love how you’ve handled the shadows in her face. Smashing!

Posted by Marie Stephenson on Tue 16 Dec 15:39:15

Really super

Posted by Claire Williams on Tue 16 Dec 15:48:19

So well done Denise, super portrait.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 16 Dec 16:19:39

Clever stuff Denise, I like how you’ve used the blue paper.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Tue 16 Dec 17:20:07

I like this very much. Hello youngster. An excellent portrait.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 16 Dec 17:25:33

It’s a superb piece Denise , you have a very thoughtful look on your face and in your eyes.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 16 Dec 17:35:02

So very good Denise.

Posted by George Cutter on Tue 16 Dec 17:37:56

Fabulous pastel Denise

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 16 Dec 18:29:00

Love this Denise

Posted by Rachel Wood on Tue 16 Dec 18:37:01

So good Denise.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Tue 16 Dec 19:11:13

Many thanks Valerie, Heather, Marie, Claire, Stephen, Tessa, Lewis, Paul, George, Russel, Rachel and Christine.

Posted by Denise Cat on Tue 16 Dec 19:31:22

Superbly done. Great creativity 👏

Posted by Martin Norford on Tue 16 Dec 19:49:28

This is lovely, Denise, works well on the blue paper.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 16 Dec 21:22:06

Beautifully done Denise.

Posted by Roger Sallis on Tue 16 Dec 21:58:43

Great use of light on the face Denise and the blue paper works really well. A lovely portrait.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 16 Dec 22:03:22

Super pastel work Denise.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 16 Dec 22:20:02

A lively work Denise and clever use of paper colour for the shadows

Posted by Frank Bingley on Wed 17 Dec 07:38:18

Well done. An interesting exercise which I have considered doing myself but never got round to

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 17 Dec 08:46:36

Thanks for your kind comments Martin, Jenny, Roger, Carole, Val, Frank and Martin. Martin I hope you have a go.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 17 Dec 10:43:05

Cleverly done Denise, lovely

Posted by Romila Datta on Wed 17 Dec 19:06:23

How lovely Denise, beautiful.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 18 Dec 15:27:09

Oh well done, it's lovely Denise!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 18 Dec 21:36:54

Hang on Studio Wall

16/12/2025

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Pastel. Experimenting a bit on some harsh coloured paper. This is me as a child. The photo was B/W and old. Had a mess with a bit of colour and used the blue of the paper for some of the shadow and contrast. Loose sketch.

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Denise Cat

My name is, Denise. I started painting at the end of April during the Covid lockdown 2020. I’ve never painted before or had any experience of doing any art. I walked into a shop, bought some watercolours and have been trying to teach myself. I now also work in Oils, Pastels, Charcoal, Graphite and…

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