Beach Boys
..Portrait of four Boys..Brothers in their bathing trunks age eight or nine to eleven or twelve
I used watercolor and watercolor pencil .on Coquille paper. cold press ..I love this paper…It has a stiple surface and I know exactly what I’m going to get with.it ..It takes graphite and watercolor very well….22”x30”
I use different brands of colored water color pencils…some are soft and some harder..I apply water where I want it and watercolor where I want it…I spray it lightly with a fine mist of water when I am done to bring the color out a little more but I don’t get it wet. Use a blow dryer .
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Older Kids 8-16
Childhood
1 on 1 Fine ASrt of Portaiture
Pets and People
Good News Group
Four Being Challenge
Beach Boys belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , ! 100% !, " You Big SOFTY", Affection, Art and Stories Made For Children, Childhood, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Coloured Pencil Art, Fine Arts, First Things, Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Hand Drawn or Painted Art of Happiness or Joy, Images & Ideas, Painters In Modern Times - TWO PER DAY, Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Realist Traditional Art and Watercolour-Pencil Art Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints

Squealia
WOW this is terrific, can you just add their ages as per group rules. An amazing piece of artwork
Margaret Harris
Thankyou..
Sharon Perrett
Wow stunning work, fabulous Margaret
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou so much Sharon!
Linda Callaghan
wonderful work…caught the expressions perfectly…,such a fun filled painting
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Linda…it was a fun piece!! x x
Elizarose
beautiful work! You have an amazing talent.
Squealia
Margaret Harris
THANKYOU SO MUCH !! for the Feature….you made my day
shaneran
Fantastic !!! such a wonderful fun image !!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Shaneran…it was fun!
Brian Towers
A delightful piece of work. And so good of you to tell a bit about your technique Margaret.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Brian
sneha
u know something?! YOU ROCK!! UR AN AWSOME ARTIST!!
Margaret Harris
lol …thankyou Sneha I appreciate your compliment xx
Tanya Wallace
As always, I love your work. This is just gorgeous!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Tanya
Tezz
Good grief…that’s stunning Margaret…..never seen anything like your portraits…....
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for your compliment !
Arzeian
This is so well done. A real joi de vivre, a moment captured. Really terrific work. I’m in awe too of the skin tones…you’ve made it look so easy… !!!
Margaret Harris
Hi Arzeian…thankyou for your comment…this piece used up all my skin tones….no it’s not that easy sometimes I struggle…but I do know what it’s going to look like before I do a piece and I aim for what I see in my head.
SHRyan
Beautiful work,xxxx The skin tones are excellent,xxxSandy
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou so much!
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous;
Margaret Harris replied
Tlhankyou Scott
Rachelle Dyer
you captured their expressions wonderfully!
very comical and real!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Rachelle!
TomWard
Perfect!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Tom…when you say perfect I look at my work and see the errors or what I could have done…or what I should have added…I always compete with myself xx
melbourneguy75
Your work on RB is beautiful :)
Margaret Harris replied
Hi David…thankyou ever so much for your great compliments!!
Marion Chapman
fabulous painting – wonderful capture of childhood.
Margaret Harris
Thankyou Marion
Sarah Pett-Noble
Fantastic work, Margaret, beautiful!!!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Sarah
abfabphoto
I just love it! What a great artist you are! Simply gorgeous.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for your compliment and for taking an interest in my work xx
Simon Aberle
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for the “Feature” Fine Art of Portraiture !!
Cathy Amendola
Oooooh Margaret….wonderful work!!!!!!! everyone a winner!!!
Cathy
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Cathy I appreciate your compliment !
Noelene Davies
Fabulous and amazing work Margaret. Congratulations on the feature.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Noelene
Tainia Finlay
So deserving of the accolades Margaret, you are very gifted & talented!
Margaret Harris replied
Wow! thankyou very much….yes my art has always been with me as far back as I can remember…but you have to develop it…My sister has it and she didn’t do anything with it…I love your work also…the campfire guy …beautiful portrait…I thought it was a painting because of the color that was in the face…Would love to paint that one…xx
Tainia Finlay
OOOW be my guest, I’d love it Margaret!! :D I’ll send you a large copy if you wish :D
Margaret Harris replied
No this is your baby and I wouldn’t take it away from you !
wildimagenation
Hey Margaret, thank you so much for your favouriting of ‘Esmeralda’! You are one talented lady! I admire people who can draw and paint so much… all I do is press the button on the camera :)
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou yes I have talent but you have a wildimagenation and I admire people that have that…and I’ve never really had a close up look of a chicken..lol xx
Linda Scott
Wow! Margaret what a talented artist you are!!! So much fun to look at this portrait of the four boys!!!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Linda
Jo Hawkins
Lovely! You are a fantastic artist!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for the wonderful compliment .and for the interest in my work !
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
this is very beautiful
i recognize your touch from the thumbneil!!!!
the color tones are perfect!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Ismail…is this the first time you saw this piece…I’ve had it in my portfolio for quite a while..xx
Gabby87
So so so very very very cute and cool too!!!!=))))
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Gabby
Novice
so so good…love this
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou!
CORA D. MITCHELL
kind of reminds me of Rockwell. classic image here!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for the compliment!
Rob Toombs
One of the best portait shot i have seen.. Fantastic image…
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou very much!
Kat36
This is fantastic, I’d love a pic of my four boys like this!! lol
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Kat!
DalunE Khoang
i miss seeing images like this.even better that its a painting! very natural.very good artwork and interpretation
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Dalune for your compliment! :)
GEORGE SANDERSON
Fantastic composition Margaret !!! an instant favourite !
and congrats on the features, Well deserved
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou George your compliments are always appreciated xx
laureenr
Congratulations on your feature in the Good News Group.
Well Done.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou for the “Feature” Good News Group” thankyou Laureen !!
F.A. Moore
Priceless expressions. Love how you let the background just drop out, to highlight the boys. Wonderful artwork.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou ..you know I look at that piece now and wish I had put something more in the background…This piece was fun to do though and the family really loved it.
F.A. Moore
The temptation is always to do more… but; I love where you stopped.
Johnny S
Wow there is amazing detail in this piece, your work is fantastic Margaret.
Margaret Harris
Thankyou Johnny :))
Barbara Brown
This is absolutely fantastic!!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Barbara :)
kenmeyerjr
multiple subjects is always tough…making sure proportions are correct all around….great job!
Margaret Harris
Thankyou Ken…this was a fun piece :)
disgruntledbakr
All of these are so cool. They have a very Norman Rockwell look to them, great work here.
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou so very much :)
Waleska Luker
Congratulations! On making the Top Ten in a First Things Group challenge.
Karen Tillotson
Love it! You’ve really caught the moment’s fun and all that boyish charm so tremendously!
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Karen…I did this a while back ..it was a fun piece..there all brothers :)
coppertrees
Great work,thanks for sharing this with us.
Margaret Harris
Thankyou for the “Feature” Art and Stories Made for Children !!
KimTurner
This is superb work, am awed!!! Their skin is incredible – wow! ;)
Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou Kim…yes I used up all my skin tones on this piece :)
Elizabeth Bravo
Always such awesome work Margaret…...this is priceless!!
Margaret Harris
Thankyou Elizabeth :)
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Margaret Harris replied
Thankyou to all that voted for “Beach Boys !” Thankyou Good News Group !!
gabbielizzie
congradulations on your feature