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Hi folks

a new painting i picked up at local auction today

modern and can't find any info on artists..........

but mega happy with it(15)

will be more than happy to hang if it doesn't sell

originally part of a 3 piece tryptych

massive as well

any thoughts or info appreciated

 

Great painting, charlie.

Wow!

 

I just looked but can only find another Anne Bullen, who couldn't have painted this in 2014, because she died in 1963.

 

awesome thanks Aj. thought you would like it as well

 

yeah, i can't believe that there is no artist information at all online, but that wouldn't have stopped me anyway, no way

 

I don’t know much about art but I don’t like it. Looks like high school student art to me. The body proportions looks
odd to me (the big feet makes me think of Hobbit feet ) But it’s yours and you really like it so that’s cool and that’s all that matters.

 

the feet are my favourite part funnily enough, i love those chunky monkeys

 

The art technique is called foreshortening and it's very hard to achieve. Here's an example by Manet.



Debra

 

Ha ha cool.. Definitely a unique conversation piece.

 

very interesting thanks Deb, never heard of that before, but can just see exactly what you mean by the comparison

did think it must have been intentional

 

Nice painting Charlie. Well I'm going on the assumption that it is a pastel painting,so maybe a bit of a long shot but think your artist might just be Annie Butler, Scottish artist of Annie's Art House ,Kirkcudbright ,Dumfries.Scotland.

 

thanks Mate, yeah its an oil or acrylic (never can tell the difference)
will look into that

 

Fantastic piece Charlie ! Id absolutely hang that on my wall !

 

thanks johnnyboy !, growing and growing on me it is

 

It looks acrylic to me.

Oil has more depth of colour, and because it dries slowly you can work it for longer. With acrylic you can achieve a special brightness in the colour. Plus it dries much quicker than oil, which can be an advantage in some situations.