Talking to the wind
I suppose I’ve had a fairly prolific year when it comes to painting. We’re almost at the end of 2019, and despite having six paintings in various stages of completion, I have managed to produce fifteen finished pieces this year. Six watercolours and nine oil paintings, not including the flurry of smaller watercolour sketches I’ve […]
This is the second in the series of watercolour paintings that I have embarked upon, with my daughter Grace as a willing subject – bless her. She’s already sent me two more selfies that she wishes me to paint in addition to this collection. And I’m happy to. This one however, was a real challenge. […]
The last time I did a portrait of someone I knew, let alone a member of my family was a very long time ago. I used to sketch self-portraits and portraits of family members when I was a kid and through my teens. In fact, doing portraits was my thing and over the years I […]
For the past week and half I’ve been playing around with marker pens and watercolour paints. I’ve doing very quick sketches of photos in marker pen followed by watercolour paint. The idea has been to capture the essence of the scene or the character in question without paying too much attention to detail (famous last […]
I started work on the next ‘Daisy’ painting in my imagined series almost immediately after finishing the previous one entitled, ‘Birthday Flowers’. This time exploring the potential of pink on green. I’ve also been experimenting with achieving different lighting effects within each composition through colour and texture. Using strong complementary colour contrasts such as hot […]
Before you get too excited this is not going to be a deeply philosophical post on the subject of Zen and art. Apparently the concept of Zen says we should all be ok without the prerequisite waffle that often accompanies art. Frankly, my own opinion has always been that if something appeals to me then […]
Remember I was attempting a reproduction of the digital painting below? I had intended to do this post this morning, but got ever so slightly sidetracked along the way. Several hours later, and a number of necessary chores completed, I am come to sit at the computer to execute my original plan. Just as a […]
Remember I was attempting a reproduction of the digital painting below? I had intended to do this post this morning, but got ever so slightly sidetracked along the way. Several hours later, and a number of necessary chores completed, I am come to sit at the computer to execute my original plan. Just as a […]
I’ve started on a new painting after fiddling about with another photograph from the archives, again taken during my eight day trek along the South Downs Way back in 2009, and which straddles its way across three counties in the south of England. It’s an image of St. Andrew’s Church in the ancient East Sussex […]
Today is Frida Khalo’s birthday. She was born 111 years ago in 1907, Mexico. You may or may not be aware that I am quite a fan of this fine and very talented young upstart (although 111 years may be a little past its sell-by) – just saying. We have an odd relationship, if you […]
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