My Mum and Ronnie

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My Mum and Ronnie

This is what I did this afternoon, really I should have been ironing, but I think the three hours painting was more relaxing, the ironing can be at the front of tomorrows ”To Do” list. No guarantees it will happen, as I went shopping yesterday with my Mum, a bit of indulgence, I invested in some new fabrics, using my birthday money, Yey! I feel a creative patchwork moment on the horizon!!!

This painting was a request of my Mum’s friend Ronnie, she has been reluctant to tell me he wanted it done as she, like myself, is non too fond of being either on photographs or pictures of any kind. However, eventually she asked me and gave me the tiniest photo to work from, it was from their holiday in Scotland last year. I do believe the high colour on their cheeks was caused not by sunshine, but the inclement weather, wind and rain!

Whether this painting is actually finished or not remains to be seen, I was asked to leave the background out as Ronnie wanted it to match the one I painted of himself for his seventieth birthday;

Portraits – ‘Ronnie’ – Watercolour Portrait

and the one which I painted of my Mum when she was seventeen;

Watercolour portrait of My Mum

Though I do feel it could do with something as a backdrop, we shall see, Maybe the black mount will be all he wants. Ronnie does seem to manage to keep getting himself in my portraiture works, here is one, for those who haven’t seen it before, of Ronnie when he was a young lad with his siblings.(He’s the one on the right)

Watercolour Sepia Family Portrait from Old Photograph

Now, I just need to find somewhere to hide my ironing, then I can start sewing tomorrow! 😉

 

 

 

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Portraits – ‘Ronnie’ – Watercolour Portrait

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‘Ronnie’

This painting was done at special request by our family friend, Ronnie, for himself. He confessed he had always wanted a portrait of just himself and decided that he would have one, and that was that! Ronnie also appears in another portrait painting I have done, though he was a little younger on that one,  Watercolour Sepia Family Portrait from Old Photograph (He is the one on the right of that painting). The portrait was done just in time for his 70th Birthday, he said he was so pleased with it, he wanted another for his 80th!!! That’s sorted my present out for him then.

Portraits -Musicians in Watercolour – Watercolour Portraits

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Musicians in Watercolour

This is almost a small mini series of watercolours I did concentrating on musicians I know, with their instruments. All the paintings were done from photographs I took. Several of the images below have their own separate posting in Portraits  (As they are of my Son! One of him with his violin, his main instrument and one on his saxophone, I even had him pose with a guitar so I could paint it – even though he doesn’t play one!! – playing in his younger years!!!) or Street Art 

My little boy!

Sax – All the way to the top too!

Mayday Festivities – Oxford University

‘Artists at Play – Mayday’
Oxford University Students

String Quartet, St. Ann’s Square Manchester

Buskin’ in Bolton

 

 

 

Portrait – ‘That’s My Boy!’ – Watercolour Portrait

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That’s My Boy!

Around the age of 13 Years, My Son decided to learn another instrument. Whilst deciding which one to choose, one of my Daughter’s friends offered to teach him to play the Saxophone. After considering, that would be okay, maybe?! He had about six lessons with my Daughter’s friend, decided he liked it – And there was no looking back. Within five years he had risen through the ranks of different bands to become the Lead Sax player in Our Home Town’s Youth Concert Band and Youth Jazz orchestra.  Within four and a half years from start he had reached, With Merit, Grade 8 Jazz on his Saxophone. (He was also Lead Violinist in our Town’s Youth Orchestra, a Member of The Halle Youth Orchestra for four years and attained Grade 8 Distinction on his Violin. See another Watercolour portrait of ‘My Little Boy‘)

Portrait – Watercolour of My Daughter

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It’s ALL about the Results!

This is a picture of True Happiness. My Daughter a few years ago after She received her A Level results – 5 Grade A’s! She had only planned to take four exams originally to try for Oxford University, though after we went on an Open Day, the Professors told her Physics would also be an advantage. So unperturbed she went back to College and told them she wanted to do physics as well. They told her, “Unfortunately you don’t have any time on your timetable to do it at College” Again, not put off by this, She asked them to put her in for the exam. She was going to teach herself A Level Physics. Which she did, AND got the highest mark in the year at her College. We were so proud of her, as we still are Today with all her achievements.

Watercolour portrait of my Friends Daughter with her Friend – Now and Then

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Getting one portrait right is hard enough!!!

When my Friend asked if I would do a portrait of her Daughter and Friend together as a special 18th Birthday present, I agreed. Then, she asked if I would do it as ‘Now AND Then’ as they had been friends since the very first day of school. I think I held my breath the whole time I was painting it. Starting one portrait over again is hard enough to bear should anything go wrong, but when I got to the third face I was terrified I might make a mistake. Thankfully all went to plan. This was the finished result. (See thumbnails of the photographs I worked from below)

Watercolour Sepia Family Portrait from Old Photograph

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Family portrait – looking back in time

As an artist- even though I am self taught, I love recreating old photographs onto canvas. The styles of the clothes and hair gave it away as being from another era. Also, from just being an old damaged scrap of a picture, I can enlarge to any given size and take away the years of damage. Recreating memories on a larger scale to enjoy once more!