Thoughts from our UK friends

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I kinda like it! Although I'm not sure about the butterfly.
 
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Not Particularly a monarchist but think the painting is fantastic. The skill to work in all different shades of one colour andt still maintain sharp definition must be incredible
 
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I think the use of red was a good choice.
It’s symbolic of passion, and whatever one’s views on the monarchy are, I don’t think anyone can deny his passion for various causes, over the years.
 
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Thought the Palace might have steered clear of commissioned work after Rolf.
 
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It does look undeniably evil but it also looks pretty sweet. It reminds me a little of the painting from Ghostbusters 2.

From memory we have a system in Australia where we can request a portrait of the king for free, along with Australian flags since we co-parent him with the British. If the new portrait you can order looks like this I might see about getting it.
 
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Quite a lot of comments in the UK that Charlie looks like Han Solo in the Empire Strikes Back when he gets frozen in Carbonite.

 
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It does look undeniably evil but it also looks pretty sweet. It reminds me a little of the painting from Ghostbusters 2.

From memory we have a system in Australia where we can request a portrait of the king for free, along with Australian flags since we co-parent him with the British. If the new portrait you can order looks like this I might see about getting it.

So that will be 26.7 million prints to mail out, I hope Australia Post is up to the task.::facepalm1::
 
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It does look undeniably evil but it also looks pretty sweet. It reminds me a little of the painting from Ghostbusters 2.

From memory we have a system in Australia where we can request a portrait of the king for free, along with Australian flags since we co-parent him with the British. If the new portrait you can order looks like this I might see about getting it.

It'll be at the cost of the UK tax payers like the £8 million we have to fork out to distribute his "free" portrait around various establishments and institutions.

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-invited-to-apply-for-free-king-charles-portrait/
 
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It does look undeniably evil but it also looks pretty sweet. It reminds me a little of the painting from Ghostbusters 2.

From memory we have a system in Australia where we can request a portrait of the king for free, along with Australian flags since we co-parent him with the British. If the new portrait you can order looks like this I might see about getting it.
Bugger i haven't got anymore room on the wall of the shithouse for another picture!
 
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Personally I think the criticism is a little unfair but I get where they’re coming from.

The artist has an unerring ability to capture the likeness of a subject but the paintings tend to lack the character or sprit of the subject - which is where brilliant portraiture lies.
 
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Personally I think the criticism is a little unfair but I get where they’re coming from.

The artist has an unerring ability to capture the likeness of a subject but the paintings tend to lack the character or sprit of the subject - which is where brilliant portraiture lies.
Quite mild criticism considering it's from The Guardian.
 
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They should have commissioned Frank Auerbach instead of Yeo and got a genuinely interesting painting.
 
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Well, as an Englishman, I quite like Yeo’s portrait but, while we’re doing art, I do wonder what the OF Aussies make of this Namatjira painting ..

 
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They should have commissioned Frank Auerbach instead of Yeo and got a genuinely interesting painting.
It's a perfect likeness! Except it doesn't show her ugly personality, she is a very nasty piece of work, and no picture could hope to show that!
 
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Ok the Han Solo and Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters 2 portrait) ones are good 👍
Not from the UK but I’ll give an artists view. Overall detail is good especially the face. Me personally I would have tried to go with purple or a variation since that goes with royalty and him. Red IMHO is too strong of a presence and doesn’t go well with his personality. Just my 2 cents thought from the US