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Maree Jolleau -  (One of PIL Members) by Oldivad

Maree Jolleau - (One of PIL Members)

25x19 Pastel on Paper

Waiting for Oils to dry on my oil painting at 1 am CT; decided to do a portrait to kill time since I can't sleep tonight. I got the photo off from Maree Jolleau's artist statement. Total duration is 4 hours. Hope y'all like it.
excellent portrait!
1 month ago
Excellent portrait of our lovely Maree! Love it! Kind regards, M.
1 month
Great work Oldivad! Im sure Maree will love it! Brilliant! - 4hrs? Super! ;-)
1 month
love everything about this,FANTASTIC.
1 month
Lovely pastel portrait, beautifully done.
1 month
Hi Mate, This is so awesome. And only 4 hours.. Geez I wish I could creat something this brilliant in 4 hrs. I bet Maree is impressed. You pastelled such a wonderful portrait. And with your own inimitable style. 5***** and lots more. Kerry
1 month
very lovely portarit of a great lady Maree jolleou,Oldivad!
1 month
so natural, so real, very very beautiful!
1 month
Beautifully executed and rendered!
1 month
You have truley acccomplished your goal with your portraits - You have captured 'the real person' and the emotion, not just a likeness.
Thank you so much for your comments on my work!!
1 month
this is so good ... i can't believe you completed it in such a short time
1 month
I can see you were getting tired as you missed one of here hairs on the right side - LOL. It sooo nice to see the talent explode here where the image comes truly from within - very well rendered.
1 month
I am so sorry...for the delay on the respond. It's only 10 mins. ago but no excuse from me. Need to issue a complaint to the Outlook vendor on this issue.

As always, thank you for your comment and vote.
1 month
this is really good oldivad. you could make people happy just doing their portraits the rest of your life!! wonderful work. now go get some sleep!! - 5* - joyce
1 month
Fantastic piece Oldivad... I'm wondering when I'll be in the same position and paint like this in times that I want to kill my time :-) Wonderful work, very expressive!
1 month
I love your art, Oldivad! I always waiting for your new work and you are justifies my expectations always.
1 month
Hi Oldivad - Maree will be ecstatic about this beautiful portrait. And the red jumper really sets the mood. Gorgeous and 5 ***** from Mike
1 month
Excellent portrait a perfect way to kill time!
1 month
Ohhh, yes, this is Maree :-) Perfect work!
1 month
Fabulous portrait of Maree, well done my friend, a very expressive work 5*****
1 month
A really great portrait Oldivad! Lovely expression and colours.You are brilliant with Portraits. 5***** Regards Angela
1 month
This is a lovely portrait! Delightfully expressive! Brilliant artwork!
1 month
hello Oldivad ,,you did a great job on this one ,wonderful work 5*.mike
1 month
Thankyou Oldivad (especially for leaving the wrinkles out LOL). I could never do anything like this in 4 hours, you're good sir.

regards Maree
1 month
Great painting Maree. Looks like it was painted with confidence. Fran
1 month
wow, such a beautiful portrait you did, so well done and in only 4 hours, what a confident artist you are, love the jumper too! its Red :))
1 month
wow. That is fantastic Oldivad. You are so clever. 5 stars many times . Pam:)
1 month
Love the light and colours. Also the movement in your art is really wonderful to me.
1 month
Excellent portrait Oldivad!
1 month
WOW! this is Lovely!! I swore it was a photo when I first glanced at it. A wonderful job!!!
1 month
Excellent portrait, Oldivad, beautifully painted!
1 month
amazing portrait
1 month
Wow!Great!
Congratulations!
1 month
What a great thing to do with insomnia! Beautiful portrait. I am sure your friend is happy.
1 month
Like it a lot. She has that considering look, what shall I paint next....
1 month
This looks so relaxed...a beautiful piece of pastel work!
1 month
What a nice Maree, you have done. A master of portrait you are. I'm sure she'll be very glad to see herself here.My 5 stars for her and for you. Warm hugs, Isaura
1 month
What a nice Maree, you have done! A master of portrait you are. I'm sure she'll be very glad to see herself here.My 5 stars for her and for you. Warm hugs, Isaura
1 month
Truly wonderful portrait,my dear friend! Very well rendered!5*****! Congratulations!Warm regards,Ankica
1 month
Oldivad~ She is so beautiful! She also has such a beautiful smile and full of love you can see it. And then to read you did this during the night in four hours.. my goodness your amazing!! (Its nice to know I am not the only one up during the night so~hopefully your sleeping now)
Great job! and a huge fan of how you do your portraits.. Bravo 5* :)
1 month
WOW,Very beautiful work !!!Great job Oldivad . 5***** !
1 month
lovely portrait olivad so well done and such i quick job are they soft oil pastels ? i am painting michael at the moment from a photo he emailed me not a good photo and hes wearing dark sun glasses i think hes a shy lad 5***** and more ...james
1 month
Oldivad...one things for certain, and that is you are a master at portrait...this is fantastic...well done & welcome back.xx
29 days
Really nice pastel work. d
29 days
Great work.
29 days
again a masterpiece coming from your hands ....i love it Oldivad my dear
29 days
Excellent portrait of dear Maree - I love her friendly smile and relaxed pose. Lovely!
29 days
Simply beautiful,this portrait has stunning results,5*****.
29 days
This is very beautiful Oldivad. Beautiful portrait xxx Paula
29 days
What can I say darling.....I just love your work *****
29 days
its lovely i like it very much!!!!!!
28 days
Wonderful portrait, Oldivad. Such character and detail. A beautiful work of art. 5*****.
28 days
Very lovely, indeed, Oldivad,,,I love the relaxed atmosphere, and beautiful red sweater,,lovely smile! 5***** Sincerely,Doris
28 days
Honestly!
28 days
Honestly!
28 days
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When I paint a person (from photo or in person) or an object, I don't try to replicate every physical detail. Instead, I attempt to capture what that person or the object projects. It maybe a pose, costume, smile, stillness or moment of silence. The main intention is not only achieve a likeness of the person or object, but to also capture a moment or essence about he/her or the object that tells a story, or in some way engages the viewer’s imagination. Pencil and Charcoal sketching, along with Oil, Watercolor and Pastel painting, were a large part of my life throughout high school and college years beside Computer Science.


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