Following on from my last post of the preliminary oil sketch of the mug and boots, here is the larger, finished painting. This is a commissioned piece where each of the depicted items represent special memories, and form a kind…
A preparatory oil sketch for a larger still life commission (a photo of which I will post soon). I love the spontaneity of this painting, and enjoy its expressiveness of brushwork.
While I was making bread today, I set myself the challenge of painting this unusual glass jug in the time it took to prove the dough and cook it. It’s more of an experiment in texture and reflection than a…
I’m thrilled to have had my portrait of Elise accepted for inclusion in the 153rd Annual Exhibition of The Society of Women Artists. The exhibition takes place at the Mall Galleries, London. Private View: Wednesday 25th June 2014 Runs: 26th…
This is the third painting I made of this set-up (the other two were write-offs and wiped away). Each time I over-thought and over-worked things. While you can see how thin some of the paint is in this final version,…
A little 6″ x 8″ oil sketch of a china dog figurine that I recently bought at a vintage fair. I’m not especially attracted to kitschy dust attractors as a rule… but this little dog just spoke to me (!)….
Here’s a small still life painting (better quality photo required) that should have been completed in three shots. Instead, the 2 inch(ish) square containing the blue and white jug became the focus of so many re-workings, the hours spent on…
Whenever I visit Oxford I try to call into The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Whatever else is exhibiting, I always try to see the following two paintings before I leave. Due to the locations of each of these…
A new Alla Prima sketch of (what I think are) hyacinths in an old green bottle. The flowers were growing outside and are rather more sparse than the ones you buy potted for the inside. Whether they are a different…
This study was a really interesting one for me to work on, presenting a number of challenges along the way. Firstly, I was using another of the very smooth gessoed panels that I recently bought from Zecchi. I’m not used…
