My vife

[Patricia Joyce]

Allan,
Amongst the roses she appears to be the most brilliant and the love really shines in her eyes. I, too, enjoy studying it.

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Very lovely work, Allan.

[Allan Rahbek]

Thank you, Chris, Patty and Thomasin,

I am happy that you like the portrait of my vife, I really meant it to be lovely, she deserve it.

[Carlos Ygoa]

Allan,

I am a bit late in joining the chorus of praise here.
Another sensitive, personal and strong piece in your inimitable fashion. I am sure she was very pleased. I admire very much how you simplify elements by your use of colour and still manage to convey much information.

Congratulations!

[Allan Rahbek]

Gracias, Carlos,

I do believe she likes it, because she said so.......... she is so terrible honest

Yes, I try to make the brushmarks look painted, there's plenty of room for variations using different brushes and knife plus thinned and pastose paint, enough to emulate various textures.

[Margaret Ferguson]

Just beautiful. I love your lively brushstrokes, masterfully done.
The picture is so well balanced in composition, colours, your portrayal of the background.
Great your wife was thrilled!

[Allan Rahbek]

Thank you, Margaret,
I did another small portrait of Aud while I was on the run.
30 x 40 cm oil on linen.

[Margaret Ferguson]

That's just superb, full of light and atmosphere. What beautiful use of colour, I would love to paint like that!

[Alexandra Tyng]

Another absolutely beautiful one, Allan! I can just feel the sun on her face and the air around her. I love the strokes that describe the scene in the background. She's really in the landscape.

[Carlos Ygoa]

Allan!!!(wait...let me just pick up my mouth from the floor...)


Seriously....this is something else... I will be looking at this many times over.