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Tag Archives: London art
Sitting in the Light.
Sitting in the Light. Acrylic on board. 30 x 40cm.A two session painting, so, around 6 hours. I was not happy at all after the first session. The sketch was trying to work out what was wrong with the work. … Continue reading
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Life paintings on canvas, wood and crumpled paper.
Figure on Canvas. Acrylic on gesso’d canvas. 60 x 40cm.Russel & Chapel always have a great bin of canvas roll ends, from which I chose this piece of canvas primed with gesso. https://www.russellandchapple.co.ukA nice hour of painting with a fan … Continue reading
Life Drawing. Now and then.
Now and then. Acrylics and pencil on prepared paper. 90 x 70cm.The painting set up had A Rubens reproduction on the wall, a life model on a chair and a fake fur stole. The mix of textures from the shiny … Continue reading
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Regent’s Park. Woods, the canal, walkers and giraffes (again).
These are all made on Saturday mornings when one of my sons is playing football. I have around 90 minutes to myself, which is nice. Regent’s Park woods (Changeable weather). Acrylics and pencil. A3.Regent’s Park canal (Sweeping view). Pencil. Two … Continue reading
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Life drawing. Lady of the orange, grey and blue.
Lady of the orange, grey and blue. Acrylic, pencil, and thinned oil paint on paper. 90 x 70 cm.The last pose of the night with a thin blue ribbon draped over the model. It was important to have the line … Continue reading
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Life Drawing. Giraffes.
Giraffes. I’ve always liked drawing them. I used to draw them for other kids around the age of 10 (draw a horse and extend legs and neck, add stubby horns and sometimes a blue-ish long tongue. Now, I have some … Continue reading
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Life drawing. The night of the 4B Pencil.
Thinking in Mono. Pencil on paper. 100 x 70cm.It was enjoyable not to have to worry about colour, brushes and cleaning up. A wash of Paynes Grey and liquin was put on the material at home. As usual, if only … Continue reading
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Life Drawing. Movement | Stasis.
Movement | Stasis. Acrylics and pencil on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.The dark blue frame and background was painted a few days before the figures. The work was made in two parts. In the first, the model (an actor) was … Continue reading
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4 Life Drawing sessions. 2 Grey/green man.
A new model to draw on another hot summer night. Diagonal Seated man. Acrylics and pencils on large paper.The sludge green/grey colour was made up on the spot and used as the base for the rest of the image. The … Continue reading
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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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At London Zoo again.
I’ve gone to the zoo, sketchbook in hand. Here’s what I saw. Continue reading
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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
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Life drawing.Canvas boards & black paper.
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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A bus journey.
The number 263 to Highbury Corner around 11am on the 26th February 2018.
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Life drawing 10.11.17. Man & fabric.
Barry the model has had many portraits made of his craggy, proud face. I always think of him as Crassus. But with a watch. It was conscious of leaving the lower part of the painting; there’s a need for more … Continue reading
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Life Drawing 03.11.17. 2 models, many marks made.
2 Ladies on blue and green. This week had the excitement of two models. This can be daunting, but if you start with a plan and make some marks on the page things start flowing. The reflection in the mirror … Continue reading
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Life Drawing 20.27.17. Pencil only.
The angular lady G with fluid blue ribbon. A 4B pencil. As a child I didn’t use colour, just this smudgy pencil. Strange to go back. The graphic designer in me had to make the ribbon blue. The angular lady … Continue reading
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Life Drawing 06.10.17. The dance of elements.
What to put onto the paper, what to leave out? These decisions aren’t usually thought through too much; we are creatures of instinct and repetition. Below are two different routes to making an artwork, both using a little thought before … Continue reading
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Life drawing 22.09.17. The actress.
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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Life Drawing. Woman.
A close up. I like her expression. Imperious. Version 2. With help from friends who gave me a lot of tester pots of paint. The perspective has been corrected (ish). Notice the fourth figure has been painted out. Here’s the … Continue reading
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