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Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P.
Read more: Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P.This portrait of Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P. was done as a commission for the Vintners’ Company in London. I think the commission was arranged by Harry Jackson-Pownall as Sir Assheton Pownall was an ancestor of his wife Marjorie. If you have read…
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Quick Sketch of a Young Woman 4
Read more: Quick Sketch of a Young Woman 4A well finished Sketch of a young woman on an ochre paper base. As the drawing was found with a simple paper mat I think it was used as a sample to be displayed when my mother setup her little “Portrait Rapide” stall….
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Quick Sketch / Portrait Rapide 3
Read more: Quick Sketch / Portrait Rapide 3Another Quick Sketch of a young woman, this one showed signs of having been mounted on the wall in her small gallery, so not exactly a “throw away” although it wasn’t signed.
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Isabella drawing
Read more: Isabella drawingA sketch of a young girl, Isabella, from the Netherlands who later sat for an oil painting commissioned by her parents.
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La Mairie / Town Hall – Fayence
Read more: La Mairie / Town Hall – FayenceThe Hôtel de Ville is the traditional name given to the Town Hall or La Mairie much to the confusion of any tourists looking for a place to spend the night.
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Fayence Approach
Read more: Fayence ApproachA view of Fayence from one of the approach roads. I love the added details of the two cats and the lady hanging her laundry out beside the road.
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Fayence – Robert Fabre Avenue
Read more: Fayence – Robert Fabre Avenueayence – Robert Fabre Avenue looking from Rue Maurice Astier as best as I can work out from my recollection and looking at Google maps. It was a particularly hazardous intersection especially on…..
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La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs draft
Read more: La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs draftThe working draft for La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs. My mother would often do a very quick sketch of a selected subject on location. Sometimes these draft pictures would be good enough…..
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La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs
Read more: La Cueillette des Figues / Picking FigsLa Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs was part of a series of watercolours my mother painted to sell in her little gallery. She decided that she…..
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Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest draft
Read more: Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest draftThe working draft for Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest. My mother would often do a very quick sketch of a selected subject. Sometimes these draft pictures would be simple line drawings with a brief notation on colors, other times…..