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pieta by Fran McGarry

pieta

Watercolour
Beautiful drawing, love your detail Fran.
1 month ago
Well executed,incredible formand detail! 5******
1 month
This "Pieta" is so stunning Fran!!
I like the "stone way" of painting this fantastic painting!!
The lines and "fissure" in this work is superb!
The colours magnificent.
The face of the Holy Mary excellent and tender.
Great artwork again my friend!!
Kind regards, Robert
1 month
Thank you Robert. I started it yesterday and Im not entirly sure if it has worked. I may fiddle with it some more.
1 month
The lovely comments on this "Pieta" see enough my friend Fran...She is amazing!..:-)
1 month
brilliant,love it.
1 month
i love it just as it is
1 month
Wonderfully captured
*****
1 month
Beautiful!
1 month
what a beautiful painting, i lov the shades and you created this quiet atmosphere, wonderful work!!
1 month
I am such a fan. EXcellent, excellent, excellent!
1 month
Great work, Girl, fantastic use of watecolor! Love it! Kind regards, M.
1 month
i admire your ability with watercolour....i, myself, have struggled with the medium...and greatly admire the (few) artists who paint well with it. You are one of the few!
1 month
Thank you all so much
1 month
Amazing artwork!
1 month
Lovely. Cheers Jim
1 month
This is so f****ing gorgeous and perfect!
1 month
masterpiece 5*****
1 month
Beautiful work! Bravo! Aliki
1 month
Absolutely stunning... great work, Fran. Regards Rob.
1 month
I love this.Don't fiddle ;-)
1 month
Is it possible to vote 25* ???
Simply: W O W W W W!!!!
1 month
Beautifully executed painting. Love it. 5*
1 month
A Great 5*****work.
1 month
Great work . love it
1 month
I am in awe at your talents as a watercolourist. That much precision in water colors baffles me.
1 month
A magnificent watercolor that rivale the origional sculpture.
1 month
Awesome! This is incredible. Many thanks for sharing. Tony
1 month
I just love the Pieta and the way you have captured it is very special and touching...amazing watercolor technique!
1 month
Great! absolutely great, Fran!
1 month
Self-taught? Wow, I am new to the world of painting (4 years) and I have a long way to go before I could even come close to your ability. You have been blessed with quite a gift. I enjoyed looking at all of your pictures. Blessings.
1 month
Hi Fran from a fellow country person, love the painting, I can see a lot of hard work went into this love the detail : ) X
1 month
awesome, i love the marble look you acheived.
1 month
Beautifully done, expert details.
1 month
Beautiful, Fran, !! 5***** Sincerely, Doris
1 month
Thank you all for your kind comments.I had alot of doubts over this painting......Fran
1 month
Absolutely Beautiful Watercolour painting.A classic painting, and superb! Regards Angela
1 month
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expressionismic Figure
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.
Very expressive portrait. Great job. Best regards Fran from Theodore. (accepted)
1 month
Fran, this is amazing watercolor - your texture is beautiful too! 5*+
1 month
Wonderful details and expression!
1 month
This is Excellent!
1 month
Stunning and masterful :) 5*****
1 month
Beautifully detailed... I love it...
1 month
Excellent work I love this.
1 month
Great effects, good job
1 month
This is gorgeous Fran. The 3 dimenciality of it pops off the paper.
1 month
Perfect!!!!
1 month
This is fabulous work it looks so just like a real statue and I love the expression, well done!!!
1 month
gorgeous artwork
1 month
fantastic work, very convincing and i love the realism of it.
1 month
unusual painting fran, possibility to feel an ancient atmosphere, absolutely amazing
1 month
Very nice work, good rendering of the marble stone...specially in the upper right part.
1 month
This is beautiful Fran! It looks just like a stone sculpture! Fantastic detail in the "stonework". Wonderful work!
1 month
No doubt unique art work, words fail to me to describe how much I like it. More than 5*****
Best regards, Aneli
1 month
Gorgeous!! spetacular composition
1 month
incredible piece of art!
1 month
So beautiful...so very well done...!!5*****
Carol X
1 month
watercolor?!?! I'm BLOWNNNNN AWWWWAAAYYY.
It's speechless and flawless.
Just perfect Master Piece
Double 5*
1 month
I love this of Mary..it is relaxing makes me calm..lovely..as I read through other comments..you are self taught..then indeed you have a gift!! ..you are a genius .....
1 month
Just fabulous,Fran!
1 month
An amazing!
1 month
Terrific watercolor.
1 month
Fran this is very good you have transformed the paper into a marble masterpiece.
1 month
Thank you all so much. I have fiddled with it some more. It looks better now.
1 month
This is beautiful.
1 month
stunnng...perfect....THIS is how I want to paint
1 month
absolutely beautiful !!
1 month
This is absolutely beautiful! It just conveys a calming emotion! I love it! S.L. Shreve
1 month
This is awesome Fran, I can't believe it's watercolor! I'm impressed! Love it!!! ~Belinda
1 month
Very beautiful water-colour Fran. Just love it. 5 stars many, many times. Pam:)
1 month
Wow
1 month
Great watercolour,I love it!
1 month
Very nice painting..wonderful use of watercolor techniques..most of all i love the emmotion you have captured..
1 month
Fran love this composition, love the feeling of Spirituality that flows from this piece, and you have used watercolours, how did you achieve the old cracked textured appearance?
CJ Excellent well done.
1 month
VERY beautiful!! I love this!
1 month
Very imaginative love the txture,really kicks it up a notch,thanks for sharing,Patti
1 month
Hi Fran, this is so spiritual and serene....you are very accomplished in your medium
1 month
Excellent work!
1 month
Fabulous work, masterfully done Fran! 5*****
1 month
Absolutely stunning
1 month
...You have achieved a masterful piece of art here Fran...very well done.xx
1 month
Stunning!You put so much expression into faces and I think that this is your "cup of tea"! Fantastic talent!
1 month
Wow, this is so beyond awesome... So beautiful. An amazing work of art. 5***** and lots more Kerry
1 month
Fran this is outstanding 5* plus another 5 on top :))
1 month
Wonderful work!
1 month
Beautiful work, fantastic! well done.
1 month
Wonderful texture. Love the close perspective. Kat Flint
1 month
Thank you all very much for your lovely comments.
29 days
gorgoeus, and amazing waterpainting skills you can look into her for ages and see something differant, did this take long?and how big is it, looks to me as though it should be quite large :)
29 days
Hi Debbie,
It took about 14 hours. Its about 14" x !2" inches. Painted it for an Art Competition. Glad you like it
29 days
A beautiful watercolour, the subtle colours of the stone statue are superb
29 days
lovely painting!!!!!!
29 days
Can't keep my eye out of it Fran! Simply Beautiful!
29 days
wow...awesome. with watercolor too. very skillfully done. 5*****
29 days
Brilliant work,Wonderful texture. 5*****
28 days
i love it ! beautifol
28 days
Wonderful work!5*
27 days
It looks like 3dimensional, wonderful.
27 days
Fantastic!
26 days
Thank you
23 days
This is so beautiful!!!!

Great job!
26 days
wonderfulllll!
25 days
Glad you like it.
23 days
Beautiful watercolor painting from this Pieta.
Very nice way of stone painting.
The lines in this piece of Art are fantastis as well as the colours.With friendly regards Johann.
25 days
Fran have just seen this. Amazing....I want it for my house!!! Beyound stunning. 5***** plus to you! Warmest Margaret
PS is it sold?
24 days
Hi Margaret. Thank you for your fab comments. Glad you like my painting. No it is not sold.
24 days
beautiful
23 days
thank you
23 days
Breathtaking work, you truly are an expert!
23 days
Hello Fran,this work is so beautiful !! ***** :)
22 days
fantastic amazing i find watercolour so hard i love it
22 days
Thank you all for your lovely comments
22 days
Absolutely wonderful Fran, good luck with whatever comp it is going in... 5*****
15 days
Revised
14 days
I have no words for this painting of yours... but if i did they would be all good...
4 days
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Fran McGarryHi my name is Fran Mcgarry. I live in Bristol uk and I am a self taught artist. I have been painting for just five years. Last year I won SAA Amateur Artist of The Year.
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