Tag Archives: acrylic

Life drawing.Canvas boards & black paper.

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Back to the Mary Ward Centre on a Friday night with the great tutor John Close. The model was the fantastic Dominic, a very enthusiastic young man with some very good poses. All work was made with one large brush, … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 22.09.17. The actress.

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

The first of the new sessions. This was made by using a large angled flat-head brush loaded with tester pot grey. In two minutes I had the size and composition. Then with different sized pastels the details were worked out. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Art 1. Still life in the sun.

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Painting objects on their own doesn’t usually fill me with joy. I would rather have a breathing subject. The light being so strong in Italy, it gave the still life an interest to me. The subject is the light on … Continue reading →

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Life painting 8. Lady on cardboard.

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

In a rush the paper was left behind. On the way some cardboard was spied, sniffed, found to be clean and carried to The Mary Ward Centre. As hoped the texture was interesting for a bit and the buff colour … Continue reading →

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Mr Moustache. A portrait commission.

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

Mr Moustache went through a large amount of changes. All are fun. I was asked for an impressionistic view of the model, then a more realistic version, then a more photographic version, then a change of background. Some changes are … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 8. Robin part 1.

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

Robin is a great actor and model. He is dramatic even when reclining. Now that is a loud background. An hour. This is the first part. There is room on the left for another pose, to be painted next Friday. … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 4 technique & colour

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

A night of life drawing, in which the model smiles, paint gets smeared with a sponge and Mr Skellington strikes a pose. Continue reading →

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