Tag: Brush
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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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Buzzy
Read more: BuzzyBuzzy was the product of a painting demonstration done in an art class for ladies club in a nearby town, Lymington. For some reason….
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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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Victoria
Read more: VictoriaWe always referred to this painting as the “Old Lady” but from her portfolio I see that it was in fact called “Victoria”, I assume the name of the subject. This was a milestone painting…..
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Children of Thailand II – girl
Read more: Children of Thailand II – girlChildren of Thailand II – girl, was the second of a pair of paintings my mother did as a commercial venture. I think it was a more innocent time back in
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Children of Thailand I – boy
Read more: Children of Thailand I – boyChildren of Thailand I – boy, was one of a pair of paintings my mother did as a commercial venture to generate income while she was hoping for more commissioned work. I distinctly recall….
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Children of Japan – girl
Read more: Children of Japan – girlChildren of Japan – girl, was painted around the same time as the Children of Thailand pair and it’s easy to see the similarities. When we lived in Japan my mother was fascinated with the elaborate traditional kimonos and ….
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Old Age
Read more: Old AgeI think my mother painted Old Age because of the relative success of the Victoria painting. I am not sure who was the subject or what happened to the painting….