Here’s a charcoal portrait of Maureen from the last Clifton Arts Club Saturday morning portrait & still-life session before the Summer.

I had a couple of comments about what I was going to do to it after the break and the look of relief on their faces when I said “perhaps nothing” removed any doubt about it.
“It takes two to paint. One to paint, the other to stand by with an axe to kill him before he spoils it.” (William Merritt Chase)
I’d never heard of him either but he was an accomplished American impressionist and painter of this “truthful” portrait of Dorothy.

It’s been too long since I’ve done anything arty, does painting the bumpers on my camper ready for selling count or filling and painting the many arts week nail holes left in my walls?
Here’s a sketch of a young girl called Emma from a Clevedon Art Club session last night. I never would have believed the head moved so much while reading a book!