Categories
- Animations
- Art
- Books
- Bowie
- Brochures
- Business cards
- David Reeves Modern English Tailor
- Design
- DEVIL'S MUSIC
- Ernest Hemingway
- Food made to look like other stuff other than food.
- Fun Stuff
- Illustration
- Jake
- landscape
- landscapes
- Life Drawing
- Logos
- Logos for London
- Mozz
- Mr. Freedom
- Music
- One Party State
- Photography
- Posters.
- Press
- Sketchbooks
- Typefaces
- Uncategorized
- Website
- Wedding design
- Yerbury School designs
- Follow Trevor Mill Graphic Designer Ltd on WordPress.com
Tag Archives: life drawing
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
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged Art, Cezanne, contemporary art, figurative art, life drawing, oil on canvas, painter, Painting, self portrait
Leave a comment
Self Portrait update.
How quickly things can build. Since last week I have had two sessions at different times of the day. The best light is at 5pm but I’m almost always cooking for the family then. Due to a haircut (I was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged Cezanne, Figurative, life drawing, oil on canvas, Painting, portrait, Van Gogh
Leave a comment
Self Portraits 2020.
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
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized
Tagged Dorian Gray, life drawing, Oil painting, self portrait, Sketches
2 Comments
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.
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged Art, drawing, life drawing, Painting, Sketches, study
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged Art, life drawing, oil on canvas, oil paintng, Painting, red painting
Leave a comment
The Red Painting 1. Sketches, studies and notes.
These are the workings behind a major as yet unfinished painting of a seated life model. The square canvas has been worked on for a while; in spare time, on the tube or between design jobs I’ve been making notes … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Sketchbooks
Tagged life drawing, Mary Ward centre, notes, Painting, red, sketch, study
Leave a comment
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.
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, artist, figurative art, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Painting
Leave a comment
Life Drawing: Memory
Remembering. Acrylic, oil washes, pencil and pastel on paper.Still trying to make the experience of the viewer more tangible. Some experiments in texture and mixed media. Heavily worked on at home, hence the title. Been looking at Michelangelo sculpture get … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged artist, figurative art, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Painting, pastel
Leave a comment
Life Drawing: Time & notation.
Time & notation. Acrylics, pastels and pencils on paper. 1 hour. 30 minutes at home.The model changed the pose slightly ever 15 minutes. So it was concentrate and see what was on the paper at the end of the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged artist, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, painter, Painting
3 Comments
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
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, blue, figurative painting, fine art, life drawing, London art, Mary Ward centre, Painting
Leave a comment
Portrait commission 2: second stages.
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
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.
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, figurative art, life drawing, Painting, portrait
2 Comments
At London Zoo again.
I’ve gone to the zoo, sketchbook in hand. Here’s what I saw. Continue reading
Posted in Life Drawing, Sketchbooks
Tagged drawing, life drawing, London art, London Zoo, sketchbook, zsl
Leave a comment
The Archer / ORION
The Archer / ORION. Oil on canvas. 75 x 75 cm.Painted over two life sessions with the model at the fabulous Mary Ward Centre, two sessions preparing the canvas, sketches, a session painting the fabric and four further sessions, finalising … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Orion, Painting, Star constellations, stars, The Hunter
Leave a comment
Two chairs, one empty. Now revised.
Two chairs, one empty. Acrylic and pencils on paper.I had some thoughts about a photograph in a magazine and in almost a fit of creativity, drew it onto of the painting. The new figure is a kind of ghost interacting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged artist, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Painting, wheelchair
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged Art, figurative art, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, mask, painter
Leave a comment
Life Drawing. Canvas & blue tape.
The Blue Look. Acrylic and pencil on canvas.This was an old canvas painted a light turquoise-blue. The composition has a lot of movement for a seated pose with strong light.I now have my easel near my work desk so I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing
Tagged artist, figurative a rt, life drawing, Life painting, London art, Mary Ward centre, Modern art, painter
2 Comments
Life Drawing. The Collector.
The Collector.Acrylic and a little charcoal and pencil over an old painting on paper.The model moved to a new pose every five minutes, picking up objects arranged in front of him. As you can see the choice was made to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Collector, drawing, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Modern art, Painting
Leave a comment
Life Drawing. The Unknowable.
The Unknowable.Acrylics, pencils, chalks and oil paint on paper.The pose was so good I kept on going back to this 30 minute study, trying to get it to a state I was happy with.I’ve been letting this artwork take it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged artist, Figurative, life drawing, Mary Ward centre, Painting
Leave a comment