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 →
One of my favourite haunts in Macclesfield. This was my view of Cafe Nero from across the square. A real mixture of strong midday light and shadow.I'd really like to paint the view from inside the cafe looking out over the square. Homage to Gordon Radford and his views of cafe's abroad. Oil on linen... Continue Reading →
It is really great to post again after a long period in the wilderness. So many things have got in the way in this last few weeks... Having to move out of my studio and recovery from some minor surgery. This was a 5 week life study of Maria that got reduced to 4 with... Continue Reading →
Apologises for not posting in a while! It's been a bit mad this last few weeks. Firstly having to move out of my studio due to the roof being condemned and secondly starting a new job. So finally got to post these two from the Monday night club. Again we've had to move to a... Continue Reading →
Took the opportunity to practice some glazing on some of my old life studies from Monday nights life class and see if I could move some of them on and just experiment. Just starting to see some of the transparent effects coming through although the finished painting looks a little smoother and less blotchy than... Continue Reading →
This is again a painting from my 2018 summer series. I really don't want to try and start painting sunset pictures... However I couldn't resist this. Tried to avoid the black silhouette and incorporate what our eyes actually see. I think maybe for me it represents a balmy night in a proper summer. From a... Continue Reading →
This was a cheeky landscape of a meadow in Adlington. After coming home late one evening on a balmy hot summer evening I stopped the car and took some reference pictures of the meadow just as the light was fading and the shadows were extra long. The farmer had just harvested the hay bales which... Continue Reading →
I thought I'd post these two new studies as they relate to my last post and the theme of railway stations and 'places I remember'. I wanted to capture these at dusk. I wonder how many of you have stared vacantly at these during your commute?
The title: There are places I'll remember... refers to a very beautiful Beatles song - In My Life. The words are so poignant nostalgic and heartfelt that it got me thinking of places that I love and have been a part of My Life. Rural train stations I have noticed don't seem to change that... Continue Reading →
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