Tag Archives: acrylics

Red thoughts.

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Trevor Mill

Red thoughts. Acrylic and pencil over prepared board. 40 x 50cm.As I now have short salt and pepper beard and hair, people automatically think it is a self portrait. Which is interesting. The painting was created in a hour at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A painting of pears

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Trevor Mill

Pears for Guilia. Acrylic on card. Around A5. It’s hard to buy a present of a good quality pear tree this time of year. So I painted a picture of pears as a substitute until the real thing arrives.

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Life drawing. SL.

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Trevor Mill

SL with green and artist. Acrylic and charcoal on canvas. 6o minutes. After going to the Anni Albers show at the Tate Modern, I wanted to up my game on the colour and texture front. The painting gets thinner the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Life drawing 04.05.18. Barry with mask.

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Trevor Mill
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Life drawing 020318. Diagonal nudes.

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Trevor Mill

The artworks look very different close up, you can see the thought process.

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Life Drawing 02.02.2018. Reclining vertically.

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Trevor Mill

 

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Life drawing 29.09.17. The positive man.

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Trevor Mill

It’s good to meet someone who loves their job. This model was really happy with the whole process and the end result that he had help create. This was a quick pose painted on prepared paper. The quick excercises and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Life drawing 7: Black ground & two models. With The Stooges in my head.

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Trevor Mill

Three deep grey painted sheets of paper. Two models. On Friday night. Add the music of The Stooges and watch me go. Strong stuff. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Life drawing 5. Clothes & paint

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Trevor Mill

Robin is one of the best life models around. A character actor, he brings theatre to the room. This week he brought props galore. A Tricorn hat, mask, cape and natty waistcoat. Quite refreshing to concentrate on fabric rather than flesh. Everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Life drawing 3. Rhythm and colour

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Trevor Mill

Here’s a compilation of paintings from the session, quickly photoshopped. Using up the orange Farrow and Ball tester pot, a colour named Charlotte’s Locks. Each separate figure took around 15mins. This my well be worked on. As usual the thought was to energise … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Life drawing 24.06.16. Lady resplendent in blue and orange.

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Trevor Mill

The sideways look was momentary. I think it makes the image, balancing the composition and reminding the viewer there is someone else in the room… This session was about how blue works with orange and skin tones. Made while sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Life drawing 10: R & H together with ribbon.

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Trevor Mill

The last week of the life drawing sessions was electric. With two models to view there is too much to think about, all you can do is roll up your sleeves and get to work. This was the last work … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Life Drawing 8: ‘A’ on canvas & sugar paper

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Trevor Mill

My mother gave me some old canvases and frames. These were painted in the coldest of blues in preparation.  A is one of my favourite models, a mixture of strength and grace, a dancer. Here’s the long pose, cropped dramatically. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Life Drawing 3. The Lady in an expressionist manner

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Trevor Mill

There was something dynamic and expressionistic in my marks this session. It might be tiredness and the choice of colours. The last work of the night. 1 hour. Strong orange marks then cool green, blacks and greys, pinks covered in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Magician 2nd state.

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Trevor Mill

There has been a fair bit of thought before laying a brush on this. First a layer of spray varnish went down, then a range of deep blues were painted onto the night time windowpanes. The orange was chosen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Life drawing 06/11/15: Alice & Mr Skellington

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Trevor Mill

This might be the best (and hardest) pose to draw in 10 minutes. I kept on thinking, ‘I have to do this justice’. A dynamic pose with some distortion (on my part). This painting went through so many changes. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Life Drawing 09/10/15: The lady with the fantastic hair.

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Trevor Mill

Life drawing is always a challenge. Here’s the first painting, made in about 5 minutes. I’m testing out some new colours, tester pots from Farrow & Ball. This image is painted on top of another less successful daub. This image … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

LUCA in the summer

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Trevor Mill

A new portrait, just varnished. His garden has a bay tree and a rusting sculpture. The foliage has a lot of different colours in it. From the side. A close up on his face. A real close up.

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Life Drawing 17.07.15. Yuka with the nose-ring.

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Trevor Mill

I have a forthcoming exhibition at the Mary Ward centre 21st September to Saturday 17th October. The title of the show is Information/Expression. The final artwork in this series of life paintings. What a fantastic 12 week course it has been. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Life Drawing 03.07.15: Matthew and Skellington.

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Trevor Mill

Matthew is a bodybuilder. This evening’s lesson worked well. Two alternating poses in periods of 15 minutes throughout the lesson. a chance to make a very large painting with a strong composition. The focal point is the reflection in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment