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Monday 20 July 2009

A simple study


Less is more , how simple can one take it ?
Something for me to mull over .

Friday 17 July 2009

portrait of Edmund 30 x 28 "






This is the latest stage of my commission of Edmund after tweaking with the background a
little more. I was concerned in finding interesting shapes in the composition so it worked as an abstract design.

Wednesday 1 July 2009

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.

Sunday 21 June 2009

workshop



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

Thursday 11 June 2009

Gilda


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

Monday 8 June 2009

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.