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Our Anniversary. by Garry Reinikka

Our Anniversary.

Oil on canvas. This portait celebates a long happy marriage.
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excellent work love it 5 *****
11 months ago
Thanks again shhightower.
10 months
This is fantastic and I bet its with wonderful memories to.. You both look so happy.. congrats :):)
11 months
Thanks Chrisann the family were moved by the painting and that gives me the greatest reward.
10 months
wonderfull art
6 months
Thank you Nigel.
6 months
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expression of Life
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.

great work,I like the expression in eyes 5* (accepted)
6 months
Thank you Daniel, this was a commissioned piece and was presented to the Gentleman in the painting by his son on the first anniversary of his Mothers passing.
6 months
beautiful and lovely portrait. excellent rendering. love to see the background a little darker. 5*****
5 months
Thank you Oldivad, I was thinking that myself but I kept it lighter in the center because the I wanted the silver hair to have a halo quality and the light reflections on the mans forhead call for a strong light source.
5 months
Brilliant art...few people can achieve this.
5 months
Thank you Anne, I appreciate your comment.
5 months
What a lovely portrait. you can see so much love in that picture..well done
2 months
thank you Ingrid.
2 months
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Artist Statement
for Garry Reinikka
Garry ReinikkaI am 53 and living in Brisbane Australia and enjoy a peaceful life that gives me time to paint and seek beauty for inspiration.
I have always drawn and painted since early school, as a child my imagination was sent soaring by illustrated books and I dreamed of worlds faraway. Whenever I paint it stll creates that feeling of a place more perfect than reality. I painted in watercolour and oils as a child and have now settled on oils as my favourite medium because it offers a slower pace.
Through my life I have done many things, that whilst being creative have almost stopped my desire to paint because of time an energy. Now I have the time and a little more focus on what I find inspirationable.
Today it is eyes and emotion on an interesting face, I do find youthful faces mostly male the most fascinating because the beauty of a male face is a raw natural thing.
Aged faces and the sheer sparkle of children's faces are also very inspiriational. Now for me the task of capturing the emotion and the life and the likeness of someone is my ultimate thrill. It is it all in the eyes. When I look into them I see the all the mystery and wonder of the universe.
My painting are all for sale and commissions accepted on condition. You may email me on gjr76@hotmail.com or call me 0432864362 or +61 0732040447.
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