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Grey Sketchbook: The Fabrick, or Ashover Rock.

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

I went up North for a holiday and made this landscape in the Grey A3 Sketchbook.This majestic rock is pronounced ‘The Feybrick’ btw. The rocks around the hill were used as the fabric of the local church, hence the name.The … Continue reading →

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Brown sketchbook. The last few pages…

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

Now, what new sketchbook do I get? Top row: By the Thames making art with Sarah Middle row: Faces and flowersBottom row: Edward and me working through books and legends, Karaoke night More abstract works. The white is heavily textured … Continue reading →

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The book of the exhibition

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

The first look through a book you’ve designed is a special time. A mixture of trepidation ‘is there any mistakes in the printing, design or copy?’ and the joy of having a physical example of your work. Here’s a film … Continue reading →

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Flower drawings in ink markers.

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

Peonies v2I’m using markers for the first time in my life. At one point I had to do some marker visualising (drawing scenes or images before the photoshoot), something that was fun but a bit hit and miss as after … Continue reading →

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Flower paintings and drawings.

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

Flowers, lemon and grapes. Acrylic and pencils on watercolour paper. A very busy composition with a nice mesh of textures and colours. It is supposed to look serious and not frivolous. Flower painting is not something that interests many modern … Continue reading →

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Brown Sketchbook. People and poppies.

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

All these sketches were made last Sunday, in a dry, bright, poppy strewn garden. Poppies are so vibrant, the simple shapes and intensity of colour please me. Perspective and flower drawings are interesting, how you can suggest depth with the … Continue reading →

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Brown Sketchbook: Summertime view and collage.

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

A summer view. Trying to get the strength of sunlight. Two pages of collages. Juxtaposition. Connection. Like a lot of life at the moment; a sense of randomness, snatches of ideas. Theses things have been inspirational. Strength of colour, taste … Continue reading →

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The Brown Sketchbook. 2. People!

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

I do like drawing people. Most of these people I know very well. The nude was a model from a few years ago.

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Brown paper sketchbook. 1. Doodles!

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

This is the first batch of images from a nice LP sized sketchbook with brown card pages from CassArt. I’ve been going back to old techniques I used at college, pasting in doodles and making the pages into an abstracted … Continue reading →

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Spring Revision.

Posted on May 4, 2020 by

Painting after the event. The lack of model. Things get more plastic, colours stronger, design more obvious. The driving ideas in this work are sunlight on form, interiors and what is real in the world of the painting. Again, Matisse … Continue reading →

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Self Portraits 2020.

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

This canvas I paint over every few years with a self portrait. Good practice, plus, with photography being what it is, there is still a record of the last version. Self portraits usually look a bit odd, an intense stare, … Continue reading →

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Life drawing: the King.

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

The King. Acrylic, pencils and pastels on paper. About 4 hours, 1 and a half with the models, the rest spread over the week in 1o minute bursts.The challenge was to create a new world around the model, not just … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. Looking left x2.

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Looking left No.1. Acrylic, chalk and pencil on paper. I think it was 25 minutes, plus some more on the skull of the now famous Mr. Skellington.Sitting poses need some dynamism. The chalk was added on the background to make … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. The Bewlay brothers. Plus Quick poses.

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

The Bewlay Brothers. Pencil and paint on paper.The title has been going around my head and seemed to fit. Some quick poses from the night. Some quick poses form the Friday before.

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Birthday card art. Daughter, Father, Son.

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

Paintings and a drawing, made for birthday cards. Continue reading →

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Life drawing 2: Sitting around the Stars.

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Painting influenced by Pil’s ‘Metal Box’. Life drawing with some edge. Continue reading →

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Life drawing 1: profile

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Another term of Life drawing and Painting starts at the Mary Ward Centre. The amount of joy and knowledge gained on these Friday nights really helps the rest of my life. The tutor John Close and the regulars have become … Continue reading →

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Portrait commission 4: The final work.

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

Here’s the final painting. I’ll varnish it in about 6 months. Lots of nice details.

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Portrait commission 3: the process.

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

These are photographs taken at the end of each painting session.The next post will have the finished version.

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Portrait commission 2: second stages.

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

After making a Picasso-like painting, it was time to go to the realistic side of things.This image is a homage to the black and white photograph, especially Irving Penn.As usual, it was important to make the marks stand out, this … Continue reading →

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