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Vassi Coutsoumbes

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Vassi Coutsoumbes - 30cm x 30cm acrylic watercolor and pencil on cartridge drawing paper. Vassi is the wonderful girl who encouraged me to have my first exhibition and has kept encouraging me ever since.

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shhightower

superb portrait Paula

6 months ago

Paula Kerr

Thanks Steve xxx

6 months

Jody Kelly

Terrific portrait in your usual individual style. Really love your stuff, fantastic!

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thanks Jody xxx

6 months

T.A.S.

great expression! well done!

6 months

Paula Kerr

THank you xxx

6 months

Priscilla M Norris

Fabulous work Paula, a lovely tribute, love the expression and style. 5*****

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thanks Priz xxx

6 months

daniel perkowski

Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expression of Life

, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.

great expression in those eyes Paula 5* (accepted)

6 months

Katerina Pyatakova

Wonderful portrait, Paula! Very beautiful eyes!

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thank you Katerina, yes when the model has beautiful eyes, it helps a lot. xxx

6 months

Jules

Oh Paula...those eyes...you got it girl!! Love it...great work indeed and I hope one day I get to see one of your exhibitions...Adelaide isnt that far is it! xxx

6 months

Paula Kerr

Hey Jules, well I'm in the throes of having two books published this year,so I'm hoping you can make it over for the launch of one or both of them. Will let you know when. xxx

6 months

Jules

Do let me know and hey hopefully we'll be able to come to one at least.....xxxx
P.S wow two books published...congrats xx

6 months

Paula Kerr

Just waiting on proof from printers for first one, a small booklet about how I cope with the effects of cancer and radiation treatment. It will be distributed through various help groups associated with the Cancer Council and a percentage of profits is going to the Cancer Council, and the second one "My Poetry & Art" is still going through the long slow process of editing at the publishers. I hope to have a launch in the next few months. Will send you invite. XXX

6 months

Jules

Thank you...and for the picture too..its lovely..you've taken at least 20 years off me..love that!!
xxxx

6 months

Celeste Schor

This is a great portrait, I love your style here!

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thank you Celeste xxx

6 months

Pauline Harper

nice

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thank you Pauline xxx

6 months

Matt Foley

This portrait has a nice intensity Paula. I like these portraits you do in darker colours. Cheers.

6 months

Paula Kerr

THanks Matt xxx

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Very nice portrait of a good friend of yours Paula. Encouragement and friendship is all we need...
Kostas

6 months

alison rowen

...Knew this was yours Paula even before I saw the name! Well give your friend a big hug from me, she has encouraged a brilliant artist, and this portrait is superb..hugs xx

6 months

Charleen Morris

Vassi has strong sense of conviction expressed in her face - committed person. LOve the eyes! and the way you use this special colour palette of yours Paula. Im sure she loves this portrait with great pride - Well Done! ;-) 5*******

6 months

Pam fox

wonderful portrait Paula of your lovely friend. 5 stars lots and lots of times. Pamxx

6 months

Nalini (Adhishray)

lovely work of your friend Paula! very good portrait!

6 months

Hazel Mabbott

A great portrait of your friend dear Paula,good luck with your books.warm hugs.Hazel

6 months

Angela Susan Harrison

A wonderful portrait of your friend, Paula! Lovely pencil work, and all the very best with your exhibition. 5***** Regards Angela

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thanks Susan, I'm not planning an exhibition at the moment, my note refers to past exhibitions. But thank you just the same :))) xxx

6 months

Geoffrey Cervantes.

exceptional work,lovely portraits....you must get many commisions...

6 months

Paula Kerr

THanks Prof. No I don't do commissions, or at least people don't ask me. I usually paint from inspiration. What I paint today I can't paint tomorrow. I've always been that way. Inspiration is an illusive thing. This last spate of portraits has surprised me more than anyone. They've come from me experimenting with watercolor. You should see some of my failures ha ha ha :)))) xxxx

6 months

Geoffrey Cervantes.

i don't believe you have failures...oh,bring back the days when i was doing pencil sketches,portraits,on the beach ,for people and selling little blocks of wood,with small oil,landscapes,that i prepared a home...it was great,scraping a living and getting robbed and arrested,now and then...only joking,but it was an experience...oh yes,i did get an exhibition in madrid,95,...met gallery owners....

6 months

Paula Kerr

I smile because I think about all of those little masterpieces you painted and sold on the beach back then, a little piece of you spread about so many different homes becoming a part of someone else's life. That's how I think of art, it's a legacy we leave for others to enjoy, a little piece of ourselves, our souls left on earth still living, long after we have departed or the shells of our bodies have departed. The thought of that makes me happy. Does it you? xxx

6 months

Geoffrey Cervantes.

exactly,i feel the same way....

6 months

Michael

Beautiful portrayal within your style, Paula! Love it!
Kind regards, M.

6 months

Paula Kerr

Thanks Michael xxx

6 months

Svetoch

This is a very captivating portrait,Paula, I do like it. As well; and your mixed technic also remacable - how do you mean - acrylic watercolor? - I've never tried acryl, only classical watercolor :)). Nice one really! 5 points from me!

6 months

Paula Kerr

Yes acrylic is a wonderful medium, it works well as watercolor. xxx

6 months

SantaCabrona

Paula, I love this! It's really great. Such a good drawing/painting, very assured.

6 months

Mia Engstrøm

Love the angle - love the Mogdaliani-look

6 months

Carol 2

beautiful portrait. love the skin tones.

6 months

varvara

Excellent work, Paula, great slyle of art, love you new series! Varvara.

6 months

Steven A Bove

I just have got to get some lessons in portrature form you...!!!

6 months

Paula Kerr

NOW... I do know you are pulling my leg. ha ha ha Thanks Steven xxx

6 months

chuck collins

Beautiful work Paula as usual your talent prevails,in this portrait the eyes say a lot to the viewers.

6 months

Chrisann

Paula~ Beautiful! I really am inspired by the colors your using and the highlights you did around her eyes... You have inspired me to try and go in a different direction with my medium. Thank you for inspiring me with your style and talent that shines! You did a fantastic job all around :)

6 months

Raymond Wunna

Another successfull portriat Paula, very impressive work.

6 months

Debbie Corr "Futurity"

Hi Paula, im back and hoping to stay,:) already the love from this site has got me in just a few days, i think i can thank Raymond as he asked me to vote on his delightful burmese lady :))hope your well, and im loving your portraits in this style you have. Very strong x

6 months

Zivka Koceva Karadjovska

Hi Paula,as usual my support is 5*****.
Wonderful expressive portrait of Vassi Coutsoumbes.
Best regards!

6 months

Alexandra G

Oh darling what beautiful eyes she has....this is lovely....a big hug Alexandra XX

6 months

egypt

thank you so much,i really want to do faces,to do them half as good as you would would be great.

6 months

egypt

thank you so much.

6 months

Beata Belanszky - Demko

She is a lovely lady Paula, and I love your new portrait style!

6 months

Oldivad

beautiful portrait. love the eyes and skin tones. excellent done. 5*****

6 months

graeme wilkinson

Nice imagery here Paula...love the fire red 5*

6 months

Micheal Giddens

Hi Paula - this is such a superb portrait and those wonderful violet eyes really dazzle. Thank you for support and nice comments. Hug Mike

6 months

Maria Aratun

Intense deep expression, straight, severe, sincere, love it, well done, like it.

6 months

Carma Jewell

great strong work Paula, love your style, always wonderful

6 months

Angela D.

love this 5***** you have a way of capturing beyond the physical aspects of a portrait...your portraits reveal the persons personality...their soul...i noticed it straight away in your portrait of me...I LOVE YOUR PORTRAITS ~_~

5 months

Caroline Street

A very strong portrait, this must be a lady with a lot of character. Well done.

1 month

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