I thought I'd take a break from painting my cityscape scences of Manchester and try something different. I was looking through my archives of photos and found a lovely photo of my bedroom bathed in warm late summer sunshine. The lady is a figment of my imagination, as the image needed a focal point I've... Continue Reading →
This is a much looser and painterly interpretation of St. Peters Sq. looking towards The Midland Hotel. A very quick painting indeed!Oil on Board 9" x 9" • SOLD
This is round two of my painting of St. Peters Square in Manchester. My first attempt inspired me to go bigger and zoom in a little as I felt there was some unfinished business with regard to the tram and a more sympathetic crop.Oil on board 44cm x 23cm • SOLD
Continuing my look at iconic buildings of Manchester. Here is my view of St. Peters square with a view of the outgoing tram. I love doing paintings where a small shaft of light pics out a detail. (in this case the tram) The violet of the sky helped punch out the intense yellow and the... Continue Reading →
Following on with the theme of iconic Manchester buildings. Here is my first attempt at painting the Midland Hotel. This must be the most painted building in Manchester. The more you observe it through the day the more it changes and delivers such amazing views. Apparently it was one of Hitlers favourite buildings and instructed... Continue Reading →
Here is my first attempt at painting some iconic buildings in Manchester. The Palace Theatre in Manchester. It is the view of Oxford road looking towards Central Library with the reference picture taken at dusk! My favourite time for capturing mood and atmosphere. I really enjoyed painting the surrounding buildings. Oil on Board. Dimensions c.... Continue Reading →
This was taken from my archive of photo's from Buxton during the fall. This is such a lovely tree... I always look out for it when I visit and it always delivers a spectacular display in Autumn. I'll be posting some Iconic buildings from Manchester City Centre in the next few day's/weeks.
A view from my bedroom window. I've painted this before but not as successfully as previous. It had rained so all of the roof tops had become reflective just before the autumnal low light had just begun to fade! A perfect time for painters. The finished result is much more atmospheric than my tablets interpretation.... Continue Reading →
This is my latest painting using a very useful online resource for drawing/painting a life model. They have loads of different poses, mostly with 360 degree views. It's great if you can't afford a real life model. However the colours as is always the case when using a photograph a bit narrow in there gamut. Tried... Continue Reading →
Just thought I'd add a few life studies that I've enjoyed working on recently. It's my attempt at trying to go back to basics i.e measuring, and looking at the subtleties of tone and form. I've invested in some nitram and some hard pencils H + 2H to try and achieve some of the more... Continue Reading →
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