Lila Pearl

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What a fantastic painting.Congratulations. Love it.

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sat 01 Jan 15:37:23

WOW! Thea, what a wonderful painting. Each element is so carefully and accurately rendered and the child's face is so full of expression. And yet it all holds together to form a most endearing portrait as well as a most professional picture.

Posted by Lionel Simister on Sat 01 Jan 17:02:01

Just caught you before you disappeared amongst all the Viviens !!

Posted by Lionel Simister on Sat 01 Jan 17:03:59

Beautiful piece....

Posted by Yu Ping Eddy on Sat 01 Jan 17:58:14

A wonderful painting Thea. Lila seems so fragile though, take good care of her.

Posted by Judith Laux on Sat 01 Jan 20:59:21

what a painting, colour and composition, lovely subject, this is top notch! and i bet you dont sell it although you could a hundred times over, well done can we see more please?

Posted by tommy givnan on Sat 01 Jan 22:30:30

All of your work is brilliant. Would love to become as skilled as you.

Posted by lou guidon on Sun 27 Mar 17:16:48

This is highly talented work...I congratulate you on the entire gallery. Thank you so much for showing it; your work is an inspiration to me, and I am sure, to all of us on this site.

Posted by Ruth Dolan on Sat 07 Apr 23:17:24

Ditto to Ruths comments.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Tue 10 Apr 17:31:31

Lovely, not a strand of hair at fault in the work, no wonder it was selected to tour

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sun 17 Feb 22:09:37

you are seriously good!

Posted by Roberta Blackler on Fri 02 Aug 09:02:39

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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The portrait is of Penna's two-year-old daughter Lila, painted by natural, winter daylight in their home. Penna says of the portrait: 'I set out to capture the vulnerability that I, as her mother, see and feel all the time'. This painting was exhibited and then went on tour with the 'BP Portrait Awards 2010' exhibition,at the National Portrait Gallery. www.theapenna.co.uk

About the Artist

Thea Penna

www.theapenna.co.uk I was born in Harlow, Essex, and after completing my Art Foundation course at Harlow college I moved to Wakefield for three years where I studied Surface Pattern Design at Bretton Hall college of Art (part of Leeds University), which I loved. I was encouraged to use…

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