Wednesday 26 October 2016

Getting the Models!!!

Getting models to sit in a set pose, when Topgun is the model in question, can be impossible.




The haircut must have left him 'light-headed.'

 We're just back from France where we have been visiting #2 son in Toulouse. We drove up into the Pyrenees mountains - which separate France from Spain - and then down to the Mediterranean coast ... visiting a few vineyards on the way ... hic! A great time was had!

     

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19 comments:

  1. Valerie-Jael26 October 2016 at 04:13

    Love that kid! Glad you had a great holiday, time to get sober again now. Valerie

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  2. Gatepost productions26 October 2016 at 06:15

    He really is a wonderful character

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  3. Judy26 October 2016 at 14:50

    Topgun is great, love him!

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  4. minnemie29 October 2016 at 04:41

    You are too funny😄. Seems like the apple does not fall far from the grandpa tree!

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  5. Susan30 October 2016 at 13:54

    What a precious little boy he is! Capturing that personality in an oil painting will be a true challenge!

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    1. Gatepost productions31 October 2016 at 06:34

      He's here (from Australia) for six weeks over Christmas ... that'll be great fun ... he's our 4th generation!

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  6. Rita Vaselli1 November 2016 at 12:29

    Lovely picture of a brilliant kid,dear John,full of verve as you( and all your genial family of course)!!! Sun sparkles through landscape pictures...sweet French,we said in Italy...Have nice days,with family and beautiful places.

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    1. Gatepost productions3 November 2016 at 04:14

      He certainly is a character, Rita. will be pleased to see them here (from Australia) for Christmas.

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  7. Breathtaking3 November 2016 at 06:06

    Hello!:) Thank you for your visit.:) Such fun photos of your young model!!! Such expressive eyes, and mischievous poses are great in photographs, but not for a still life portrait.:)) I'm not sure, but I think you are a pastel portrait painter. I like what I have seen
    of your work. I scrolled down to see more, and discovered that you have been married the same number of years as my husband and I.:) I'm a pastel portrait painter also, but do not paint as much as I used to do.
    If you are interested in nature, perhaps we could follow each other!!

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  8. Linda3 November 2016 at 10:06

    Awwww....sweet and fun photos! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

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  9. Breathtaking3 November 2016 at 12:45

    Hello again!:) I'm delighted that we are now following each other, but I am taking a break for a while. See you next month.:)

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  10. Johanna Spinks5 November 2016 at 15:40

    Cute post "Getting Models!". I liked your model a lot. Thanks for following my blog.

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    1. Gatepost productions6 November 2016 at 01:34

      Johanna, I am totally flattered that a famous portrait painter should bother to visit my blog.

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  11. Anne Le Maître5 November 2016 at 23:21

    And WHEN in Burgundy, then ?

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    1. Gatepost productions6 November 2016 at 01:35

      Who knows? My son works in Toulouse; maybe next time.

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  12. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com8 November 2016 at 18:59

    Cute, cute, cute...the middle photo especially cracked me up! What a charmer.
    That is quite a drive you did. You deserve the wine!

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  13. Valerie-Jael9 November 2016 at 00:02

    Hi John, you asked about your project at AJJ - no 'old' work is allowed, sorry, it must be something made this month. It's in the rules! Valerie

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