Original acrylic on canvas. A charming and highly accomplished portrait by Berkshire artist Ron Damer, depicting "Tess", believed to be the artist's wife and fellow painter.

The sitter is shown seated amongst traditional studio props including an antique ship's lantern, green glass bottles and a pewter vessel, creating a warm, intimate domestic composition. Damer captures both personality and expression with confidence, while the rich blue jacket provides a striking contrast against the warm interior palette.

Executed in acrylic with expressive yet controlled brushwork, the painting combines careful realism in the face and hands with looser, painterly passages throughout the clothing and background, demonstrating an experienced portrait painter's confidence.

Provenance

Original Oberon Art, Burnham gallery label.

Titled Tess.

Labelled Not For Sale, suggesting it was exhibited rather than produced for immediate sale.

By Ron Damer, a long-standing member of the Cookham Arts Club for approximately twenty years.

Damer continued exhibiting with the club until 2017 and is understood to have won Best in Show at the club's Summer Exhibition in 2017. The Cookham Arts Club has a long-established history dating back to 1941 and remains one of Berkshire's best-known regional art societies.

Dimensions: Canvas: 54.5cm × 41.5 cm, Framed: 61cm × 48 cm

Price breakdown: “Tess” Acrylic on canvas - £625, Courier/Delivery Fee UK MAINLAND ONLY - £50