I am fortunate enough to live about 10 minutes walk from this astounding work of art. It is even more captivating in real life :)

I've seen the original in the Scottish national gallery in Edinburgh several times and it's stunning. The hand at her side is especially incredible, it's really only three or four strokes. We don't really think of Sargent in the same vein as like Monet or Pissarro but he was an impressionist master.

One habit to train yourself out of, if you want that Sargentish looseness and grace, is making several back and forth brushstrokes every time you touch brush to canvas. That's pretty normal for a more academic heavily modeled look like what Stephen normally does, but it takes away from the effortlessness of a Sargent, or a Zorn. Train yourself to make one steady, confident stroke and then step back and ask whether it works without needing to be brushed out. Most of the time it does.

That’s my family history in the painting.  I’m an Agnew of Lochnaw Clan

Easily my most loved painting. I noticed   her eyes being "off" long ago but it adds to the beauty. By the way, in the only known photograph of her you can clearly see the misalignment in her eyes. I have always wondered if she had a problem with vision

Stunning, you're really a master stephen!

I have learned so much. Thank you!! She is part of a special exhibit called Fashioned by Sargent at the MFA in Boston. I have gone to see the exhibit twice.

U did a breathtaking job

Been painting 30 years. All good advice

This was an excellent demonstration of the attention to detail necessary when painting a masterpiece like Lady Agnew.  I'm curious why you did not show the gap between the bottom of each iris and the lower eye lid.  In Sargent's painting we can see the sclera below each iris and the lower eye lid but I don't see it in your painting.

The rhetorics of this video are better than usual. Great narrative over the video!

you are the GOAT my friend.

Sargent was one of my favorite artist.

Thank you for your valuable approach and masterful comments.

Lovely study. I especially liked your point about how doing a study is an invaluable journey into better understanding an artist’s work. It can be an exhaustive but immensely rewarding experience.

it is so incredible how fast you did her drawing. I struggle a lot to do her eyes!

Lady Agnew is my favorite ❤. Great job!!!

Lady Agnew is the real Mona Lisa

Your painting of Lady Agnew and your comments were inspiring, however I was waiting for you to correct her left eye to being it up just a smidge to being it even with her right eye.  Sargent painted them even with each other.

Beautiful work as always ❤

I was thinking all along when is he going to do the nose. Funny that we don't see anything like that, I've had it myself. But your work is TOP!   Thanks;