Her Majesty... by John A Birch

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Pastel on Colourfix primed watercolour paper, 15" x 12". A portrait of Queen Elisabeth II. I have painted this portrait to donate to my local Masonic Lodge, they do so much good work for the community and have only an old framed photo of the Queen in their refectory so this portrait will bring them up to date.

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Phil Strevens 10 Jun 2011

great work John.

Artist Reply: Thank you Phil, I'm glad you like it. John

Emily Reed 10 Jun 2011

Fantastic! Marvelous! Great!

Artist Reply: So glad you like it Emily, I enjoyed painting it. John

Aqua1955 09 Jun 2011

for the first time the queen looks intrested... great job :)

Artist Reply: Thank you so much, best wishes. John

Sharon Gonzalez 09 Jun 2011

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, JOHN. INCREDIBLE PAINTING REALLY. YOU HAVE CAUGHT THE QUEEN'S LOOK TO A "T". BEAUTIFUL!!!

Artist Reply: Thank you so much Sharon, the likeness was very important as you can imagine but I also wanted to capture something of her as she is now with a little warmth and show her as a grandmother as well as a head of state. I have had to exaggerate some aspects so that it reads right at a distance, without loosing the likeness, I think she will sit very nicely on the wall looking down on us when we toast Her. Kindest regards John

marie-claire gallet 09 Jun 2011

Sir John A. Birch, your Majesty can be very proud of you !!!! Excellent expressive pastel work !!!

Artist Reply: Thank so very much Marie-Claire, I'm very pleased you like the portrait I wanted to capture her as a woman of the time. John

Her Majesty...

by John A Birch

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