Tag: Brush
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East – West / L’Orient et L’Occident
Read more: East – West / L’Orient et L’OccidentEast – West was a concept painting using my brother Christopher’s girlfriend, Caroline Broadhurst, as the model. When she was visiting us, my mother loved her beauty and her long blond hair and noticed the similarity and contrast with the ladies in the Japanese scroll…….
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Without Worry / Sans Souci
Read more: Without Worry / Sans SouciAt the time I didn’t appreciate the significance of the title but looking back over fifty years, I can clearly see that this was my last summer of innocence with no worries about life or working and no real responsibilities. Interestingly……
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Cosmic Counterpoint
Read more: Cosmic CounterpointThe painting is also a departure from her earlier portraits and is the first to have the subject backed and surrounded by pertinent symbols related to the subject. I’m not sure exactly how…..
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Michael Fry
Read more: Michael FryThe painting is a very good likeness of Michael despite the short amount of time required for it’s completion.
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Stella Fry
Read more: Stella FryThe painting is an interesting mixture of brush work on the portrait and palette knife for the background. I’m sure the inclusion of their cat ……
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Yolande
Read more: YolandeMme Yolande de Rougeville was another artist in the area who lived in the country up behind the neighboring village of Callian. On her property there was a studio and…..
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Fantasy at Dawn / Euphorie au Petit Matin
Read more: Fantasy at Dawn / Euphorie au Petit MatinOne can see in the painting the particular issues Conrad was facing. Obviously there is the party and drink aspect which could not be more directly represented than by having his head in the bottom of a wine glass, but as Conrad himself pointed out to me on a later visit, it was not without…
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Lady Emma Hamilton
Read more: Lady Emma HamiltonEmma Hamilton was one of four miniatures that my mother painted. This is another painting of a free spirited woman who lead a life outside the norms of society. Despite a humble beginning, she made good use of her looks and…….
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Thomas Hardy
Read more: Thomas HardyThomas Hardy, poet and author, was one of four miniatures that my mother painted. This was commissioned by her step-father who thought it would sell when he exhibited them in the lobby of….