Packing bags of character into portraits

Apr 11, 2022

Blustery greetings from South Devon, *|IF:FNAME|**|END:IF|*!

'Tis the season for GCSE revision, so we've packed textbooks, paints, walking boots, and headed to the beautiful coastal village of East Prawle.

The simple act of relocating is doing wonders for the concentration, so quite a lot of revision is happening, and painting too!

Looking over my shoulder, as I sit painting the coast

Screenshot of first few lines of Blog, illustrated with a sketch of a smiling boy in a red anorak. Click here for latest Blog on showing character in a portrait

Click this picture to view and hear a short poem about getting away from it all...

Hand with pencil drawing a bee on a daisy. Click here to hear poem

Lastly, I'm so grateful and excited about all the friends coming to see the wonderful portraits, and my painting, at The Royal Portrait Society annual exhibition at The Mall Galleries. The show runs from 5th-14th May. If you have emailed me to say you're coming on 7th May, I'll be in touch, but essentially I'm planning to be there all afternoon that day, and will be delighted to see you.

Gail x

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