Esther

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The simplicity of this is charming.

Posted by Fen D'Lucie on Tue 29 Dec 13:05:05

Wonderful portrait with a lot of warmth and soul in it. That splash of gold earring works a treat.

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 29 Dec 13:42:38

So full of warmth and charm, Tom, beautifully painted

Posted by Thalia Stones on Wed 30 Dec 05:22:23

Thank you for the encouraging comments Fen, Heather and Thalia

Posted by Tom Small on Wed 30 Dec 14:18:34

Hang on Studio Wall

29/12/2020

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Pastel and charcoal sketch of Esther, the granddaughter of a friend I met on a year study course in 1962. He and his wife Florence remained friends until 2010 when they both died. I painted a portrait of Florence with her son Emanuel in 1998. It's posted somewhere on this gallery.

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Tom Small

In 1979 my wife organised a series of painting lessons with a French Artist who taught art in a college in north west London. The painting lessons turned out to be anything but. For ten months he made me draw anything from toe nail clippings to the pieta and paintings in the various galleries…

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