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Bonnie by Rick Levy

Bonnie

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Beautiful little girl. Such lovely eyes...
7 months ago
Thanks AKL! Good painting vibes I end to you for 2010.
7 months
Grazie caro mio;)
7 months
This is really stunning. Excellent face expression. I love the elegance of your brush strokes and palette that add to the face expression a really dreamy , gentle and loving looking .
7 months
Your piece is also lovely and I like yhe complexity, ambiguities.
7 months
thank you very much indeed!Regards, Jolign
7 months
You have a lovely daughter Rick.
Green eyes? and brown hair, i love the combination.
Beautiful skin tones.
Wonderful hands.
Like here facial expression.
Well done.
Greetings, Robert
7 months
Absolutely beautiful!
7 months
beautiful, beautiful little girl and beautiful portrait Rick. Love her eyes, they are so alive. Wonderful colours and brush strokes. 5 stars thousands of times. What a beautiful daughter you have. Pam:)
7 months
Lovely daughter and lovely pose, you have painted there an beautiful portrait of here..
7 months
beautiful portrait and lovely skin tones. love the pose and facial expression. 5*****
7 months
5* painting of your beautifull daughter. Your colour use and brush strokes always create a mood by itself.
7 months
Bonnie is gorgeous Rick, how are you? I wish you a magnificent 2010
7 months
and the best to you and your gifted ways, happy 2010 to you too
7 months
absolutly great portrait ,,, congratulations!
7 months
That one tugs at the heart strings. I love it.
7 months
Great!The beautiful and natural expression on her sweet face!Very well done Rick!All the best,Roger!
7 months
Thanks Schmidt Roger,

I have been keeping my eye on your work for some time and you are certainly a painter who consistently impresses and inspires me. Believe me it obviously has nothing to do with how often I write and crit. your work. You are serious and hard working and inspiring.
7 months
A very beautiful Daughter Rick, a loveLY tribute, love the skin tones and her expression, masterfully done my friend. 5*****
7 months
Rick~ Beautiful! She is such a beautiful young girl and I adore her expression and all you did with this.. You truly captured realism with this!!! Wow I wish I could paint portraits like you do... so keep going as I can't wait to see another portrait from you... a fan of your style and work! :)
may I ask what medium did you use?
7 months
But of course. and thanks by the way. I use oil paint on stretched canvas and when I deserve it or can afford it by selling some work I would love to try some different textured linen, board etc. I love all of the technical stuff also like mediums, and I would like to pain t more from real life as opposed to painting from photos. Plein aire
also sounds fascinating, life drawing etc and getting to talk to people like yourself,
7 months
Rick this is utterly gorgeous. It is the first painting of yours that I have felt emotion from. I think your heart went into this one. xxx Paula 5*
7 months
sorry to hear that
7 months
Wasn't meant to be an insult Rick. You have terrific artistic skills. I merely meant that it was the first time your work for me, as a viewer, was emotive. It is simply lovely. xxx Paula
7 months
Hello my friend! This is the first painting of yours! Wow!
I'm also starting painting using as a model my daughter! In this work you did amazing work. I love the pose and the way the girl look at you (us). Is wonderful. Your style is so characteristic. Your limited palette at your hands gives excellent results. You're inspiration for me... Thanks for sharing.
Kostas
7 months
aw you are just trying to soften me up
7 months
Great work.
7 months
your beautiful beautiful daughter, then and now. what a great portrait that shows all of your love for her and all the sweetness in her heart. fantastic my dear friend.
7 months
Excellnt work Rick her eyes are beautiful! Nice skin tones great pose. You have captured her beauty and innocence.
7 months
Beautiful portrait well done !!!
7 months
beautiful young girl beautiful painting and 5 beautiful stars
regards james
7 months
Beautiful portrait! Aliki
7 months
Beautiful! soft and dreamy!
7 months
Beautiful, for your first try. I love the softness of it...lovely work! :D
7 months
Gorgeous!Your daughter is so beautiful,sweet girl. 5*****
All the best!
7 months
such a beauty and such a great Rick masterpiece! Love your greyish palette, so painterly and handsome (let me hear something personal from you, man!)
7 months
Excellent! I love it!
7 months
Very captivating confident eyes. I love this portrait.
Grace Morai
7 months
Hello Rick its been a while! I hope you are well and still painting......she is beautiful...you have caught that wonderful serenity of childhood...xxxx
7 months
Most beautiful!
7 months
Hi Rick - a very beautiful portrait indeed, There is such softness and gorgeous expression. 5 *****from Mike
7 months
I love this precious portrait of your beautiful daughter - such wise and pretty eyes and smile, and a lovely, relaxed pose. Congrats, Rick!
7 months
thank you rene to take the time to write me, especially about my precious.
7 months
she has such a beautiful face.You can just see fairy's and butterfies behind those thoughtful eyes
7 months
This is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful girl. You did an amazing job. I enjoyed all of your pictures, but feel this is one of your very best. Be blessed.
7 months
Bonnie is very well portrayed, Rick. Her eyes show her soul. Lovely. My all stars for you and your work. My best regards, Isaura
7 months
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expression of Life
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.

what a great expression,very beautiful work Rick 5* (accepted)
7 months
So soft and meaningful. Well done!
7 months
Such beautiful girl! I love the expression on her face, wonderful eyes!
7 months
Well done for a first portrait, you did a lovely painting.
7 months
Lovely. Knew that this was your daughter the moment I looked at her. All your love is in there.
7 months
Beautiful daughter and you have captured her beautifully. You can see the love in the painting :) :)
7 months
I think this is GREAT for your first portrait attempt, it's lovely :) You must be pretty good now then ;-)
7 months
Rick this is a beautiful portrate my complements to you
regards Ricky
7 months
"Pearl earings" as you can see their are 10 of about 20 works so far in the group since October (I am standing on the last of the flat shapes as I work). No job so I just started to do portraits and they caught on. Now to get as good as you are here and I may have a winner...!!!!!
7 months
Great. 5*****
7 months
this is a lovely portrait..really well done..you have captured a sublime air about her..
6 months
Lovely portrait well done
6 months
wunderbares bild, ich bin begeistert.gruß dieter reynen
6 months
Gorgeous!
6 months
Beautiful little girl,very well painted.
Best Regards
David
6 months
Love this portrait of your daughter. Silky skin, green full of light eyes, beautifull mouth, fantastic composition and execution. I love it, and by the way, she´s a nice pretty innocent girl. Congratulations a very good work.
6 months
Lovely portrait really like it.
6 months
Receive my honest full vote for your work Rick!
6 months
She is so beautiful, painted with great skill.
She deserves 5*****.Compliments Rick!

Thanks a lot for the kind comment, appreciate it
Best regards, Aneli
6 months
Excellent, I love it, 5 stars! LOL, just kidding, Rick :-P
It really sucks. No, sorry, ok, seriously, I keep looking at this face. What I do love about it is the eyes, skin, and background colors are harmoniously warm, but the eyes stand out, her serene expression, the way you drew her face and hands, her hair, it is all so nice. I like the way the color changes on her hair from cold blue on one side to warm on the other. I can see you put love into this. I can't believe it is one of your first portraits, wise choice to paint someone you love.
6 months
And let me just say it pisses me off that you self-taught artists are better than me! The only thing, if I look at this painting critically, is the picture left hand looks more natural than the picture right hand, it looks a bit like the bones are out of joint, but I wouldn't have noticed it on first glance. It is a very slight thing, and I wouldn't change it. I really like the fingers on the picture right hand, the pink nails are so pretty.
6 months
beautiful portrait rick, you can see you in her eyes!!
6 months
Thanks so much Debbie. I have been trying to capture the essence of a foreshortened for over a month. I have to do something with figures and let my imagination go before I crack. Thanks, now I will go look at your new one.
6 months
let your mind escape from the winter months, id say they affect us all after this year!!!good luck, and dont crack! thats an order lolx
6 months
The look and the pose is so typical, you have captured her expression wonderfully, I love you palette and style here and the detail is spot on, in the right places less is more, a beautiful portrait Rick that is a joy to view, cheers, paul ;0)
6 months
beautiful portrait.myself,i find it harder to paint someone i love.it seems i never can get it right.
6 months
I agree with Celeste. Great composition. Very attention-getting. Great 'capture'.
6 months
Hi bros, i'm back on this picture just for to say that is beautiful, really beautiful. I can stand at front of it and never be tired.
6 months
Beautiful ! Love the expression in Bonnie's eyes and the innocence is superb. Really admire the natural expression in her gaze! A beautiful child, indeed! Her eyes are so soft and the pale green expresses it all, so lovely, a real beauty to behold! If this was your first portrait, then it is excellent work, Rick! I think painting from reality is the best way, but photographs do help us to create a style. It is amazing how the form appears, though ,and a marvelous experience,painting portraits! Well done, 5***** Regards Angela Susan
6 months
Great work Rick 5*****
5 months
Very well done. It is obvious that it was painted with love and passion. Brilliant
5 months
Nice, Rick...
5 months
So radiating portrait.
5 months
Hey Rick. Beautiful portrait. Great colors and I just love her expression.
Best regards..Brian
5 months
lovely!!!!!!
5 months
Really pretty' I love it.
5 months
very good work!!!
5 months
Love the expression and poise. Thanx for sharing.
5 months
Really lovely and well painted. You have captured her expression and in doing so - her character is bare to the viewer. Great painting!
5 months
Such a beautiful portrait 5*****
5 months
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Golden Medley
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.
This is tight!!
5 months
A beautiful face..well done!5*****
5 months
she is lovely, beautiful pose
5 months
Lovely portrait...I really like her skin tones! Looking at the size of the hands in comparison to the face, it seems to be a young girl (child), the mouth however (because of the colour, which is as if there is lipstick on ) looks like that of a young lady. Maybe a slightly more natural lipcolour would spell out her age more accurately? But still, she is lovely and beautifully painted with such a mesmerizing expression in her eyes!
5 months
lovely
5 months
Beautiful, 'soulful' painting wherein expression is paramount & technique knows its place & remains the servant.
5 months
Lovely painting Rick.I hope you've had a Happy Easter.

Sincerely
William Thomas
5 months
very beautifully painted. its like you know the girl in the picture.
5 months
Hi Rick hows it going with you? not been on here much so have missed tons of paintings, just not got the time!! Anyhow spotted this thumbnail, and knew it was your work. I think this is a wonderful composition...very well balanced the eyes draw you in straight away, and her hands are extremely well painted (I am rubbish at hands) Love you minimilistic palette as always.xx
5 months
i love this composition, pretty little girl
4 months
nice portrait! lovely eyes & complexion, great work
4 months
Hallo Rick, This painting "Bonnie" ,sooo beautiful, especially your unique technique and chosen colours, visible to me in the way you have applied skin tones. Lovely eyes and precious innocent expression. Wonderful Work! Warms any Heart.

PS. I really liked the concept of your SWAP group. Recently a fellow artist on Pil, I commented on his drawing, he said he was asked to create for the face of a writers website, they decided it wasnt suitable. After reading my comment on his painting- he asked-If I could find a home for it- I could have it. So I accepted as long as he accepted a painting from me. I am working on his painting now. We would have submitted our paintings to your group- to show what a great idea it is, and it can work, without being precious about value, but the genuine gesture of Art Appreciation. Your SWAP group was a great idea. Ricky has received donations of Art from various Artist here on PIL for his TSX charity Group. Kind Regards Charleen.
4 months
thanks so much for writing Charleen. I just got tired of no support so I came to believe that it would never get it. You have my total support to start a SWAP group and I would be glad to enter pieces. Pavlos' and I can think of a differet A. whose work is nothing compared to Pavlov's dismissing my idea as self aggrandizing. But you Charleen is the only person on here that liked the idea
4 months
beautiful portrait of a beautiful girl,5*s
4 months
Have you been receiving any of my emails? Have not heard back from you in quite a while... Did I fall of your list?
4 months
i have gotten zero emails from you for several months at least and I am not sure why this is. just try ricklevy@sbcglobal.net . Have had no other problems that I'm aware of. Got skype the other day. It has been fun talking to a very good friend in Como, Italy. FREE with audio and video. Almost as bad as looking in the mirror a ninute too long. What's your typical day like now? Good I hope. ciao
4 months
incredible. lovely subject, accurately rendered... a painitng to cherish :)
4 months
Great portrait Rick!!!
3 months
you must be very proud of your beautiful daughter lovely pose lovely expression skin tones are really good just like a photo
2 months
you are blessed with this lovely daughter and this talent to paint her!! very very impressive,this is just great!!!
2 months
Good portrait, I love it.
2 months
Just beautiful.
R
2 months
this is so beautiful, i just love the expression on her face!
2 months
awesome
2 months
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