back door study

Recently , I have been painting directly from life a great deal.
I enjoy it far more than from photographs . It is much easier to
see subtle colours and tones with your own eyes.

I have completed this sketch , I say sketch , as it was completed in two
separate days about an hour each. The light changes so quickly so I had to do
it like that.

I have had this painting in mind for 2 years, it is our back door to the garden.

The painting is about 12 x 9 inches.

2.5 hour study from life.

workshop

Really enjoyed my workshop , great group of artists , exhausting on both sides .
Iennie the model having very white vest marks !

Gilda

Back to Hog's hair,thicker paint, but with some mongoose for the thinner darker values. Looks more like my usual style !

Rebecca 16 x 12

After seeing some great work from an excellent crop of contemporary American artists I tried a different approach.Using mongoose brushes, which are a little stiffer than sable,
I painted thinner than normal , simplifying the tonal values little more than usual,and using colour instead to model forms.Something I have never really done before.

It certainly has given me food for thought.

New Studio

My Studio is at last almost finished! apart from the woodburner, sink , kitchen and some plumbing to be done .

Parisiens a la Montparnasse 1900