Tag Archives: Painting

Birthday card art. Daughter, Father, Son.

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

Paintings and a drawing, made for birthday cards. Continue reading →

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Life drawing 2: Sitting around the Stars.

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Painting influenced by Pil’s ‘Metal Box’. Life drawing with some edge. Continue reading →

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Life drawing 1: profile

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

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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Portrait commission 4: The final work.

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

Here’s the final painting. I’ll varnish it in about 6 months. Lots of nice details.

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Portrait commission 3: the process.

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

These are photographs taken at the end of each painting session.The next post will have the finished version.

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Portrait commission 2: second stages.

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

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 →

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Portrait commission 1: first sketches and a Picasso-like painting.

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

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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