Photo-a-Day  (Sunday, 3rd December, 2017)

Wonderful painting, you truly are a gifted painter. Looks more real than the real thing.

Beautiful! Well done Maureen, you are a wonderful artist.

Nice one Maureen, my best subject at TLS.

That is excellent, Maureen.

Good on you, lass...!!

The same but different.

Beautiful Maureen, simply beautiful, Love it !.

If you didn’t know you would mistake it for a photo absolutely beautiful well done.

That's an excellent example Maureen and quite different for PAD.

Thank you very much Brian.

That's absolutely. lovely, Maureen! I feel I could walk into it and touch the trees. Well done!

Well done a very good painting.

Maureen, I like the way you have captured the light on the tree trunks & the leaves on the beech tree are so in relief that you feel they may drop to the ground any second.

it's lovely, Maureen. You have captured the colours beautifully.

That's lovely that Maureen!

Very nice Maureen,excellent choice of colours, just like the photo your very talented, well done.

Very striking Maureen and lovely colours. I can see you enjoyed painting the scene.

The photo shows how very nice the actual painting will be Maureen,the problem with taking a photo of a painting is a special lens,and a very good camera are needed to correct the distortion.

Just beautiful.

I agree with what Maurice says. To get the best effect a painting would need 'scanning' to get the best result for printing purposes.

Thank you to everyone..scenes are not really my favourite to paint,but when I saw this on photo a day I just had to paint it..I thought it was a lovely shot so couldn't help myself..I just paint anything that catches my eye..they all just get put upstairs..and Maurice..you are so right re taking a photo of a painting..it's never quite the same is it!!
Again thank you to Brian for putting it on here and of course all my Wigan World friends..you really are a grand bunch.

The captured lighting is superb ,.Especially the trees .Like it a lot.

This is very professional painting Maureen lovely.

Maureen,please put some more on,they make a nice change to ordinary photos.

I would like to add that Veronica is a very good artist,I have seen some of her work and it's very good..it's lovely.

Well done Maureen, I always admire folks who can draw and paint what they see.

Excellent painting Maureen Thanks for using my p.a.d. H.

I can vouch for Veronica's paintings, too....two talented ladies indeed!

Thanks Maureen ...but I'm too critical of my own art to have it on here. When we have an exhibition in the library in March I'll let you know the dates. I don't mind people looking when they are on display. I know the reason you put yours on here -and well done!

Can't see any comment from MICK????? Perhaps his mouth is full of 'Humble Pie'

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful painting Maureen.
It must be wonderful to be so artistically talented. Puts my ‘painting by numbers’ in the shade!

Veronica I was critical of this painting myself,if you take notice I've done it on a block board,I always paint on a Daler board varnish then frame it,this one was just a challenge because I loved the photo itself..as I said I've seen your work and believe me there's nothing to be critical about,your ballerina and still life are beautiful..you are very talented.

Just perfect, you're very talented Maureen, well done x

Hello Maureen, when you say scenes aren't usually your favourite things to paint but when you say the photo you knew you just had to paint it reminds of hearing Ronnie Wood saying much the same thing when he was being interviewed. He said he would begin painting when rehearsals had finished whilst on tour because he knew he just needed to paint.

Hello Elizabeth,yes I know what you mean only too well.I love portraits and animals,but sometimes as I say not scenes,the only other time I had to paint a scene both you and Irene' know about,and the other was Aldby Park when my eldest lad was the gardener there....and I must say Elizabeth,if I could paint like Ronnie Wood I'd be well chuffed.

That's a lovely painting Maureen, I wish I could paint. In a painting you can leave out the litter and pop bottles floating in the water. That reminds me of the time I was doing photography for the now defunct Manx Line. I took a picture of the ferry being unloaded in Douglas but they were having work done on the ramp and I couldn't avoid getting the big orange/red propane gas cylinders in shot so they used my picture for an artist to do a painting for the brochure cover. Guess what? He included the big orange propane gas cylinders in the painting!

Absolutely beautiful Maureen. I really felt that I could reach out and touch the velvety moss on the trees!
..what an exceptional talent you have! Thank you for sharing it.

John..as the saying goes 'Every picture tells a story'..and also John,have you noticed that men that get themselves in prison also find that they can paint,and the reason being that they suddenly find time on their hands,which to me means that we all have the ability to paint what we see,plus if you have the enthusiasm you will eventually get there.

John..as the saying goes 'Every picture tells a story'..and also John,have you noticed that men that get themselves in prison also find that they can paint,and the reason being that they suddenly find time on their hands,which to me means that we all have the ability to paint what we see,plus if you have the enthusiasm you will eventually get there.

Such wonderful talent our Maureen ...xx

Thank you our Lizzie..xx

Lizziedownunder, nice to hear from you. Hope you're ok.

This is my board , this is me , my eye, my arm,my brush you see. We paint together you and me. No one in the room just you and me.
Forever my work , it came from soul, this is mine , but I give to all...

I'm sure you could give Ronnie a run for his money, Maureen!

From Where..your poetry is so moving..so touching,it's lovely.

Elizabeth,I don't think so for one moment..his portraiture is brilliant..I can only wish...thank you anyway.

Hello Garry...all ok ...thank you so much for asking...cheers!! ... :)

Maureen it is a Beautiful painting your so Talented ,please put some more on Especially The one of George Michael .

It wouldn't be fair Anne,it is for photos of Wigan after all.

Flaming hell 47 comments, I didnt think the rejects had that many members who where art critiques.

Awww,did little Harold cry when he was booted off WR.