Tag Archives: Painting

Life drawing 11, 18 & 25 March 2018. ‘The Rehearsals’.

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Finishing a painting. Even after around 6 hours this large canvas is still not quite there. The Rehearsals 11, 18 & 25 March 2018, three Friday nights at The Mary Ward Centre, London. Acrylic on canvas. 84x110cm.   The making … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 020318. Diagonal nudes.

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

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

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Life drawing 2. St. Jerome

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

This very empathic model once posed as St. Jerome in a crypt near Euston. For me he will always be the saint. This is painted over an old work, which meant that it pushed me to great heights. If I’m … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing 1: The blue & red rooms

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

  A detail of the above. This figure was painted first, with a large expanse waiting for the next pose. Both took 30 minutes each. Poses in the red room. The horizontal line connects the two poses. Three figures on … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 08.12.17. Model & artist.

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

  A collection of the work in progress.

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Life Drawing 24.11.17. Preparations for a long pose.

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

The next two weeks will be on one pose. Composition-wise I like the silence on the left, the artist and their reflection and the model in a dynamic seated pose. The side-on artist contrasts nicely with the model. I think … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 10.11.17. Man & fabric.

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

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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