A final canter around some portraits

I loved this one.  Obviously Judi Dench!

A white coat and grey hair against a large white background - which has absolutely nothing else in it.
It's a massive painting, and the bare space focuses your eye on the victim sitter.

 A complete contrast.  Flattened people stuck to the wall.  They do have individual features though. They're all lavishly dressed with halos around their head (but placed so it doesn't interfere with the features I noticed)  Does this mean that what you look like is more important than your role in the church.  Probably not!! 

Isn't this stonking?  Again a neutral background but not empty.  Cups of tea float around out of perspective and with the tea remaining in the cups!  

 I liked this one for the excessive amount of pink.  My own feeling is that apoplexy is just around the corner. 

This one was part of a larger picture featuring Queen Victoria. I just thought it was beautifully done, and I loved the glow of light on dark skin.

 Just beautifully painted - like porcelain.

Very dramatic and loose paintwork.  I liked the use of red and green (opposites on the colour wheel)

Finally my favourite for today. Part of a much larger picture.  I loved the green in the face, the intense look in the eyes, and the use of text mixed in.  I shall remember this one!

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A final canter around some portraits

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