Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone Framed Print

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Realistic acrylic painting of the British actress Joanna Lumley in her famous role as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - The Original painting is 120 x 90 cm and for sale

Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, voice-over artist, former model, author and activist. She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bete. In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards.
Lumley's other television credits include The New Avengers (1976-77), Sapphire & Steel (1979-82), Sensitive Skin (2005-07), and Jam & Jerusalem (2006-08). Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004), Corpse Bride (200...

For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique. At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: "get autodidact, be a self-taught person!" Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time...