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Tag Archives: Art
Spring Revision.
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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Tagged Art, Figurative, life drawing, matisse, Painting, Picasso
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Self Portrait April 2020
I think this is finished with. For a while. Pensive self portrait. April 2020. Oil on canvas.Painted at different times of day, in different clothes, on different chairs (all things that were slightly unfortunate). You can tell it’s painted from … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Cezanne, contemporary art, figurative art, life drawing, oil on canvas, painter, Painting, self portrait
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Ed.
My youngest son has the pleasure of my company as I take him to various lessons. He’s now at home, next to me doing his homework now… Mostly I’m designing on the laptop while he’s learning but sometimes I’ll start … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, lifedrawing, Portraits, sketch, sketchbook, trombone art
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Miles Davis Sketches.
Watching the documentary ‘Birth Of The Cool’ on the brilliant BBC Iplayer. I think I prefer biographies and autobiographies in print than in film form. The performances are still good though and the faces of the protagonists were mesmerising.The usual … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, drawing, Frances Taylor Davis, jazz, miles davis, Miles runs the Voodoo down, sketch
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B thinking: the sketches.
So, what do we have here, then? Some sketches form life, some colour tests, some studies and one of the points of inspiration, a Rembrandt self-portrait.
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The Red Painting 2. A work in progress.
Now, this painting is still not finished. It has no title and though it has themes, they have not completely coalesced. These images are what has happened so far, after each session. The model was painted from life. See the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, life drawing, oil on canvas, oil paintng, Painting, red painting
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Life drawing. ‘David & Bathsheba’
David & Bathsheba – surely Bathsheba and David! The title is a bit of joke. Acrylic and pencil on paper.The artist in the background is called David (though no lust was involved and he is not a king), plus, the … Continue reading
Life drawing: the King.
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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Tagged acrylic, Art, Figurative, king painting, Life painting, Mary Ward centre
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Life drawing. Looking left x2.
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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Tagged Art, drawing, figurative art, Mary Ward centre, Painting, picture
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Life Drawing. The Bewlay brothers. Plus Quick poses.
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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Life Drawing: Dominic on blue.
Dominic in Blue. Acrylic, pencil and pastel on paper.Another fantastic night of painting with Domininc. A very dynamic set up of easels surrounding the model.
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Tagged Art, figurative art, Life painting, Mary Ward centre, Painting
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Life drawing 1: profile
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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Tagged Art, blue, figurative painting, fine art, life drawing, London art, Mary Ward centre, Painting
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Portrait commission 4: The final work.
Here’s the final painting. I’ll varnish it in about 6 months. Lots of nice details.
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Tagged Art, figurative art, painter, Painting, portrait
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Portrait commission 1: first sketches and a Picasso-like painting.
Over the next week there will be a post a day about my latest work, a painting of a girl named Rose.
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Tagged Art, figurative art, life drawing, Painting, portrait
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Visiting the relatives.
A garden in the summertime. A game of chess.
Charmouth sketches.
These are all in a beautiful and practical new landscape sketchbook, made by our good friend, Sarah A. Beside the seaside. Graphite stick and pencil.The sound of hammers on rocks as fossil hunters seek a coelacanth. The idea was to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, blue, drawing, Falmouth, Figurative, landscapes, pencil
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Painting in progress.
Painting in progress, untitled. Oil on canvas.Using a mixture of liquin and zest. The colour choice was ochres, cobalt turquoise light, raw sienna, lamp black and windsor blue. I’ve made the model have a bow. I’m researching archery now. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bow and arrow, drawing, Mary Ward centre, Painting
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Life Drawing. Faceless.
Dominic wearing Barrie’s mask. Pencil and acrylic on paper.Dominic has a bright, positive personality, which shows through even in this muted painting.. His face was covered by a mask, hence the blurry feel. The mask was worn by another model, … Continue reading
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Life Drawing. Model & Artist.
Model & Artist. Oil pastel on paper. 30 minutes.Nice and quick.
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Tagged Art, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, model, oil pastels
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