I have fallen in love with the portrait of Mimi and Karl. I can't take my eyes off it and I know they will love it too. I just can't wait to give them this on their wedding day. Thank you Shirley for doing such a great job.
Lisa Hall, Birmingham
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The painting of my father is unbelievable. Every time I look at it, the memories come flooding back. I knew it was going to be good but this is off the scale. I can't even begin to understand how you have managed to capture him like this. Thank you so much for doing such an outstanding job.
Lee Mitchell, Kingswinford
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The painting of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, is exactly what I wanted and more. It really has the 'wow' factor and everyone who has seen it has been blown away. I couldn't be more pleased with it.
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The abstract paintings you did for my kitchen and hallway are absolutely brilliant. They are better than anything I have seen in the galleries and believe me I have looked at plenty.
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The tree painting you have done for the entrance to my hallway looks so much better than I had hoped. The detail is amazing , it is so tactile, you just have to see it in place because it looks just out of this world.
Pol, Himley
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The oil painting of my mother is wonderful. I had my bedroom light on all night so I could just keep opening my eyes to look at it. If my house was on fire it would be the only thing I would save - apart from the children of course!
Emily, Doddington, Cambs.
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We are all so thrilled with the two portraits of our grand-daughters as flower fairies they are really beautiful and they will make a really special heirloom for them.
Madelaine and John Hadley, Cradley Heath
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Shirley, may I say how impressed we all are with the lovely paintings in the Community Centre and how fitting they are.
Angela Hammond, South Staffordshire Council
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Ryeka and I absolutely love the portrait. The likeness is perfect and the wacky background is just what we had in mind.
Shale, Central Birmingham.
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The abstract paintings really fit in with our artistic definition of the room. It was really worthwhile chatting with you and spending time explaining what we both like. We absolutely love them.
Tracy and Ian, Stourbridge
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Just a note to thank you for the painting you did for us of the narrowboat. It is just what we had in mind. We are really pleased with it and everyone in the family thinks it's lovely. We look forward to seeing the portrait of our grandchildren when it is finished.
Madeline and John, Swindon
Series of contemporary paintings for our new offices look brilliant. Shirley should be charging at least twice as much for this work.
Les, M.D. Beeswift West Bromwich
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Portrait of our grandson James is wonderful, an exact likeness, couldn't be anyone else but James. Our son and daughter-in-law were absolutely thrilled and it looks fantastic on the wall.
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The pastel painting of our new grand daughter Georgia is beautiful. We were worried she wouldn't look like a little girl because she is so young, and she looks so much like James did, but you have captured her so much better than the photographs did.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Dudley
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A very good likeness, Shirley has caught our son Aaron perfectly
Ken Peacock, Dudley
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Portrait of my Wife, Saskia and Kyle is so life-like it's unreal. It was the best Christmas present ever. This is great because Shirley has put this picture of the three of them together from three separate photos as it was a secret Christmas present. I have shown four of my friends the portrait and all of them want to commission one.
Aidy Rowland, Chatteris, Cambs
Shirley, it was lovely to meet you today and i just want to thank you again for the wonderful painting you did for me, it's so lovely and exactly what i had in mind when i first contacted you. I can tell that you've taken a lot of time and pride with the picture and that comes across in the finished piece, I'm so thrilled with it and can't wait to see Jo's face when she opens it on our Wedding Day. Thank you once again for creating a lasting, unique work of art for me. Many thanks Mike
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You have made the painting of our little girl Georgia absolutely gorgeous we knew it would be top class but it is so much better than we had hoped for
Karla and Stephen, Chatteris, Cambs
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Paistel painting of Karl is beautiful it really brought me to tears.
Wendy Alan. Doddington, Cambs
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Portrait of Diana is wicked, a perfect likeness
Manager Diana Restaurant, March, Cambridge.
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This is the best picture of myself I have ever had. My parents love it
Barbra, Mayor of Boston, Lincs.
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That's me alright, even my wife likes it and that is really saying something
Peter Skoulding, Mayor of March, Cambs.
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Picture of Dad brought a tear to every eye. You captured him to perfection. Everyone's delighted with it
Jacky Rhodes, Bradford, W. Yorks.
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Portrait of our little 'un is spot on. It's just as well of course because the whole family adore him
Ajay, Sisco.
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Mum thinks portrait of Clarissa our toy terrier is fabulous and said two friends of hers want one
Jeanette, Doddiington, Cambs.
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Everyone in the family loves the portrait of Lil. She looks fantastic and she was really chuffed with it herself. The prints you had made are so good you can't tell them from the original and everyone of us has got one each.
Tracy and Paul, Bloxwich
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Picture of comedy cow is excellent and we think it looks much better than anything you see in the art galleries.
Michael and Virginia, Bradford.
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I couldn't wait to give the portrait to Lee on Father's Day. I was so pleased with it, I knew he would be delighted and I had to give him it as soon as he got home. It was really emotional for both of us.
Beverley Ellis, Kingswinford
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Shirley, I can't tell you how happy I am with the portrait of Mum and Dad. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. This means so much to me I really can't tell you. You have done a fabulous job and captured the essence of both of them to perfection.
Bradley, Wall Heath
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The charcoal drawing of our son is just what I had hoped for. It's been a massive comfort to me to be able to look up and see him on the wall in such detail. It's just like looking at his face.
Terry, Wombourne
The Victorian style oil painting of Aunt Hannah is simply wonderful. To think you have painted this from a tiny black and white photo from 1906 is just amazing. I cannot wait for everyone to see the painting at Christmas. Thank you so much Shirley , this is a true masterpiece.
Heather Hewitt, Ramsey, Cambs.
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