In memory, in more than one sense

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A excellent portrait Robert .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 09 Mar 17:40:09

Mr Dean, you are very kind. If my late mate Shirley had seen this, she would have broken a tea tray over my head: or worse, never asked me to dinner again - she was a fabulous cook. The most intelligent person bar one (and no I don't mean me) I ever met.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Thu 09 Mar 19:17:36

A sensitive portrait Robert. I like the fact that she is not facing directly at us, and the Zorn palette works very well.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 09 Mar 19:30:05

A lovely tribute Robert.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Fri 10 Mar 07:05:54

A beautiful portrait Robert.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 10 Mar 10:38:49

A great portrait, Robert.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Fri 10 Mar 10:52:57

Well painted Robert. I like the contrast of the texture in the face and the blending of the background.

Posted by George Cutter on Fri 10 Mar 10:53:21

A beautiful portrait.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Fri 10 Mar 14:01:32

This is so sensitively painted and from memory… that’s really something.

Posted by Rachel Wood on Fri 10 Mar 15:42:39

Hang on Studio Wall

09/03/2023

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I'm getting a new camera, but this photo worked a little better than my recent ones, as I managed to whip it outdoors to take it, and I don't want to wait much longer to post it.... It's a 12" by 12" oil, painted from memory, of a close friend who died last year: I wish I'd painted her from life. Cremnitz White, Ivory Black, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre (Zorn palette) plus Ultramarine and Cerulean blues mixed. I have refined it a bit since taking the photo, but basically - it's not a bad reproduction.

About the Artist

Robert Jones, NAPA

Born November 18th 1950. Former party political agent, former chairman of housing association. Has worked as a volunteer with the NHS since 2000, painting seriously for the last ten years, sporadically for the last 50. Member, National Association of Painters in Acrylic from October 2015

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