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Pastel on sanded paper (Colourfix burgundy). 35cm x 50cm
(1500 views – December 2010)
Tom Tehan was a highly respected member of the Seymour community and one of nature’s gentle-men! His family have lived in the Seymour area for very many years, and Tom has become quite a legend. This portrait was painted as a tribute to Tom and displayed at the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society Show several yeas ago. Tom is a past President of that organisation, as well as many other community organisations.
(Tom Tehan passed away (aged 99!) on the 28th April, 2009, and on 6/5/09 the whole front page of our local paper was devoted to an article about his life. This painting was featured in that article).
Featured in Contemporary Pastel Painters group – June 2009
Featured in First Things – Oct 2009
2nd Place in ‘The People’ challenge in the Fun Drawing group – Feb 2010
Challenge Winner in Painted Faces challenge in If It Doesn’t Belong – April 2010
Featured in Art with Meaning – June 2010
Featured in Impressionism Cafe – July 2010
Featured in #1 Artists of Redbubble – July 2010
Featured in 50+ Group – December 2010
Featured in Hats & Hat Boxes Group – June 2011
Featured in Art Universe ‘Guys & Dolls’ Gallery – November 2011
Featured in Shameless Self Promotion – November 2011
Featured in Exquisition – November 2011
Featured in Women Painters – September 2012
I am a pastel artist living in country Victoria, Australia. My subjects vary, ranging from landscapes, portraiture, animal studies, figurative, life drawing, still life and I find the challenge of painting water particularly enjoyable. I take commissions, and if you require any additional information please contact me via my Bubblesite
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Your work is a treat Lynda !
Love this portrait
Thanks Corinne! Love your comment, and love this man!
Wow !!, you do portraits as well !!!!
wow, you are so talented, you have really captured a character here..
very very nice portrait. i lost beath.
If I were this gentleman, I would be very flattered by this portrait. It shows a kind and gentle soul with the strength only a man from the country can usually show in his face. Regards, Heather
Thanks Heather. Tom was really thrilled with this painting, and he bought it. Now tell me, is Col a member of the Heathcote Artistists Inc.????
– Lynda Robinson
very good portrait, you captured well his personality.
And once again I send you my sincere thanks Magda.
– Lynda Robinson
Your portraits are far better than many so-called Royal artists in the UK. Do you find for some obscure reason that pastels are undervalued compaired with oils by some uninlightened folk?
Hi Brian – I just discovered I put a reply to one of your comments in the wrong box and I don’t know how long ago I stuffed up, so you must think I am so rude not to have answered you! I have copy/pasted it into the right box now, so here it is……
Oh great comment Brian! I don’t know whether the word is ‘undervalued’, but I think pastel is under-rated as a medium. I don’t know why. It has so much to commend it. A pastel painting will never change; the colours will be the same in a million years, whereas oil tends to yellow with age, and watercolour tends to fade.
– Lynda Robinson
Wonderful portrait Lynda
You have certainly raised my appreciation of pastels
Thanks Mike – Not a good photo of it because it was with my old camera! I am so glad your appreciation of pastels has risen. A lot of artists use pastel here, but watercolour, acrylic and oil still seem to be the most popular mediums.
– Lynda Robinson
Congratulation Lynda on being featured on the front page of a newspaper. That is so awesome!
It is a wonderful portrait!