The Man in The Hat!

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Lovely work with a touch of humour.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 02 Oct 21:26:40

Nice lively portrait - I particularly like how you have done his beard (I find beards tricky).

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Tue 02 Oct 22:24:10

I think this is great and very loose

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Tue 02 Oct 22:31:26

Some good skin colour variations Tessa, well done indeed.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Tue 02 Oct 22:35:58

Beautifully rendered, Tessa, you've definitely got that touch...great brush work and very fluid paint. Love it!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Wed 03 Oct 07:23:15

Very good portrait, Tessa.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Wed 03 Oct 07:49:04

Nice brushwork on the beard. Great portrait Tessa.

Posted on Wed 03 Oct 08:28:22

Thank you all for your lovely and encouraging comments, Stephen, Margaret, Maureen, Alan, Cesare, Thalia and Ibolya. Yes the beard was tricky but fun! Thanks all for looking and commenting.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 03 Oct 10:02:08

Love this!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Wed 03 Oct 12:37:22

Really marvellous portrait Tessa.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Wed 03 Oct 15:21:30

Many thanks Gudrun and Margaret.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 03 Oct 21:44:07

Hang on Studio Wall

02/10/2018

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Painted at art class today in Wes oils on canvas board 12 x 10”. Fantastic character and I just hope I’ve done him justice. I don’t often paint a portrait but enjoyed this one, and have tried to keep it loose.

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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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