Stocks in the Silver Coffee Pot
It’s been a while since my last post as I was unfortunately struck down by a summer bug which has taken a few weeks to get over. I’ve slowly been getting back to normal and started back at the easel…
Feet, feet, feet
A new figure study, which in the most part I am pleased with. It’s not without its problems, and with more time I would have resolved (or tried to) the areas that are not quite right. Again, I left the…
Almost, but not quite
Here’s a new portrait sketch that I’m starting to appreciate a little more now I have finished working on it. It’s close in likeness to the model, but it’s not quite her. The tiniest of changes here or there and…
Three Shot Portrait Drawing
This is the quickest I have managed to bring a life-size portrait to this stage of resolution – 3 shots of just under 2 hours each. There are certainly areas that I could tweak and continue to refine, but the…
Figure Drawing
My latest figure drawing project from Sarum Studio. This was completed in 8 sessions of around 2 hours each. The actual drawing has a greater sense of luminosity and flow of light than is captured by the photograph. Still, you…
Lavender in the old glass bottle
Here is a very quick painting where I again considered a white backdrop and the different atmosphere that this provides. I wanted to make a feature of the shadow as a part of the composition, while keeping things generally quite…
Pewter and Satsuma
This alla prima painting is quite broad in terms of its brushstrokes, with occasional impasto work on the surface. The pewter goblet is such a definite shape, I decided to place it against a pale backdrop with a white tablecloth…
Pomegranate and The Parian Jug
A one shot alla prima painting of a Parian ware jug with a pomegranate. I thought the jug, with its relief patterning and figures, would be the difficult object to capture…. but no, it was the pomegranate.
Peonies, going over
Having spent far too long at the computer today, I didn’t have very much motivation to start painting this afternoon. Once I got going however, I really enjoyed the challenge of trying to suggest in paint the forms of these…
Recent Drawing Exercises
For the past few weeks I’ve been back at Sarum Studio. It’s been good to get back to a routine and be working with other people. We are currently limiting the classes to 3 days a week, which suits me…
