Market square. France

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Very nice Tessa. Lovely scene

Posted by dennis roberts on Sat 03 Feb 08:57:04

The figures are good, Tessa. They all look like they're actually doing something. I particularly like the girl with the ponytail, you've got her action dead right.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 03 Feb 10:30:39

Cheers Dennis and Lewis. :)

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 03 Feb 10:48:24

It looks great Tessa, your figures are really good.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 03 Feb 12:10:45

Many thanks Margaret.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 03 Feb 12:57:00

I love the pink colour in the shaded areas. It gives that warm shadow feeling that you get in the summer. You captured the atmosphere of a typical french market really well.

Posted on Sat 03 Feb 13:17:48

I too shy away from putting figures in a painting Tessa, your figures are very good, lots of animation.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 03 Feb 18:14:53

Thank you Ibolya and Fiona for your kind comments.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 03 Feb 18:20:14

Nice one Tessa

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 03 Feb 22:29:35

Thank you Maureen! :)

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sun 04 Feb 08:21:15

Very nice, Tessa. Love the subtle colour variations in the background.

Posted by Shirley May on Tue 06 Feb 00:11:02

Thanks so much Shirley.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Tue 06 Feb 08:01:09

Lovely work Tessa

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Thu 08 Feb 09:51:42

Many thanks Dermot. :)

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 08 Feb 14:35:32

Hang on Studio Wall

03/02/2018

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Oil on board done at a recent class with Nigel fletcher. We were concentrating on the figures which we often shy away from, and trying to make the background fairly vague. Hopefully I’ve got the feel of a hot sunny day!

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Tessa Gwynne

I have returned to painting over the last few years having relocated from Cardiff to the Cotswolds in 2009 and joined the Guiting Power Art Group. Although I did a year's Foundation Course at art college after leaving school, I hadn’t painted much in the interim, except for a few attempts here and…

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