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LOUIS RYAN
Portrait of a Siamese
My wife has been looking after a cousin’s Siamese cat. I find Siamese particularly elegant (it must be their long slim look and black...
Recent Portrait
This is a portrait I painted a few weeks ago. At the start, I tried to choose a pose, a hairstyle and clothes which suited the...
Unfinished Business
Below you will find photos of a few unfinished portraits by some Old Masters. Why were they left like that? For various reasons, I...
Number of heads
(Originally posted on January 16, 2013 I recently came across an antique drawing manual which touched on the proportions of the human...
Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
A long time ago, I drew this sketch of my wife. She was a fantastic model, being patient and forgiving, which was fortunate as I did not...
Painting Eliot
For my exhibition in Jamaica in November this year, I thought it would be suitable to have a portrait of a West Indian in the show....
The Stuffed Owl
I am always trying to improve my work and look to the masters for inspiration and ideas. To keep me cheerful in the face of this daunting...
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