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Anita
Life-size oil painting from A5 black and white reference photo.
I was approached by a client who wanted a life-size portrait of his grandmother. The only photo he had of her for reference was a black and white, A5 photograph. The client mentioned what colour her hair and eyes were, but in order to achieve her skin tone, the client provided me with photos of members of her family who had a similar resemblance.
This is by far one of my favourite commissions to date. It felt like Anita was given a new lease of life as the paints were brushed onto the canvas. From what I have heard Anita was quite the character and joined up against her families wishes in WW2 and not only played a her part in Operation Doomsday, but did her family proud.
It was an honour to paint Anita and I hope she would have liked the portrait.
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Pet portraits make great gifts
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Oils (from £500)
Black and white photo reference to colour oil paint portrait (£500 - £1200)
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Half Body Length (£600)
¾ Body Length (£1000)
Full Body Length (£1200)
Graphite (from £150)
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Half Body Length (£400 - 500)
¾ Body Length (£500 - 600)
Full Body Length (£700 - 800)
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