Forgeries

Whenever I come across a painting that attracts my attention, I love to try to replicate it in watercolour.

The 'Women of Algiers' by Picasso in oils sold for $179 million recently.

Can his version really be that much better than mine?

To be clear, NONE of these paintings are, or will ever be, for sale.

They are purely the result of a self-challenge to produce a copy of someone else's excellent work.

8:10 to Victoria
Based on a painting by Jeanette Clarke.
http://www.jeanetteclarke-art.co.uk

Title unknown by Sue Howells

Based on one of Sue's distinctive paintings

https://suehowells.com/

Women of Algiers
Watercolour version of The Women of Algiers, 1955 by Pablo Picasso.
Sold in 2015 for $179m in New York.

Title unknown by Sue Howells

Based on one of Sue's distinctive paintings

https://suehowells.com/

African Lake
Watercolour version of on an oil painting by George Deakin about 50 years ago.

This is George's son David's
http://www.daviddeakins.co.uk/

Sailing Boats

After L S Lowry

This is an unusual subject for Lowry.

Rebecca Lardner
Having bought one of Rebecca's paintings, I produced this one to hang on a nearby pillar.

Headland at Mull

One of Zarina Stewart-Clark's paintings

After John Lovett

This was the first of John Lovett's paintings that I enjoyed tackling.