My wife Sylvia and son Simon.

Oh brian this is beautiful you are so very talented to beable to do this i am gob smacked!!

Wow, you really saved your energy to paint and work on this one Brian. :-)
Beautiful!

Breath taking ,It makes me feel so pround to have a family myself,as I have 6 children myself as you know. Memories for ever, welldone Brian, well done.

Aaaah- the master strokes of genius. Well done sir Brian. I’m sure they feel its been worth the wait. Fantastic work.

sooooooo beautiful. Great artwork.

Brian, my friend, you remind me of those Japanese painters who meditate on the empty canvas and then get to work and speedily put their mental images onto the surface. You meditated on this portrait for 42 years and then did it in less than a week … ten out of ten for preparation ;)

For those who don’t know our daft sense of humour, I think this is a wonderful portrait, but I expect nothing less than wonderful from Brian anyway.

Ooooh! This is so beautiful!! I love how the skin glows.

So much talent, put to good use!!!

wonderful portrait

Perfect portrait as usual.

Another master piece Brian….I know the feeling (not of creating a master piece:)...I have son’s in their 40’s, and it sure does make you wonder where the time has gone :)

its so beautiful!
you can just see the love that has gone into this!
bit scary how quick they grow, my daughter is now 15months and it still feels like yesterday she was born, tho at the same time i cant imagine my life without her…
wonderful portrait Brian!

Magnificent & such a loving portrait

Beautifully painted Brian, must bring back some wonderful memories.

THE best portrait I’ve seen of yours Brian! How and when does the watercolor come into play?, however it does, it sure works!!

beautiful work again Brian , just perfect, you improve all the time .

Brian this is so precious, Sylvia hasn’t changed at all. It’s a wonderful image to keep for ever, and eventually pass down the generations

AS usual Brian a beautiful and skillfull piece of work a wonderful thing to pass on in the family I bet it will be kept with love forever

I’ve seen this for real and it’s even better than this photo. He does commissions much quicker I can assure you all. LOL
Cheers Neil

This is beautiful, sky is the limit for talent like this.

So very beautiful drawing.
Its sould be used in a magazine.

I wish my dad had been an artist. This will be priceless to them.
Astonishing talent, my friend. Your portraits are your forte, Brian.

How long did it take to paint this? (buH certainly not not 42 years!).

I’m currently working on four paintings -(a Thomas Hair, a JSS graveyard/abstract, a couple of trees, and Dracula’s castle) When I get sick of one, I fiddle with another!

You’ll see ‘em here soon.

Stunning work Brian – it doesn’t matter how long it took you to get around to it – you did and accomplished it so very, very well. I bet you couldn’t have put it together – or had the time – when you were a new Dad.
Well done.

This is one of the best mother and baby portraits I have ever seen. She sure was a beautiful lady and he turned into a son anyone can tell you’re very proud of. Your whole portfolio is breathtaking, and I too hope you will be around a long time to paint many more pictures. Thanks for your comment on my work. It’s very flattering and confidence building to have someone of your caliber take notice. Thank you.

Yes, doesn’t time fly – my youngest is 21 and eldest heading for 30 in a couple of years. Brian, how did you mix the watercolour, pastel and coloured pencils? Did you do pencil first? Beautifully done!

Hahahah, sneezing on it …...
There are so many rules re art …in the end, for me anyway, creativity is the key, sneezing or not ;-)

brilliant