There was no time for painting today, although art still featured in our plans as we took a couple of artworks to the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow on its visit to Cirencester. I surprised myself in wanting to go along, as…
Today’s painting was again quickly completed. It has lead to me considering more about the mark making of brushes and paint, and I really enjoyed more than a little experimentation. Paint handling is like handwriting, and I believe it evolves…
OK, this isn’t brilliant, but like all of these sketches something is learned. The paintings from this week have all been done in around an hour. I’m not practised enough at working so quickly, and an object such as this…
Here’s one you might need some help to identify… it’s a strange bronze paperweight in the form of the head of a bulldog wearing a bowler hat. I placed it on a copy of John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’, a…
I haven’t been painting at all for a couple of weeks. Here’s a quick alla prima sketch of some large daisies from the garden to get things going again. I’ve been thinking that committing to a painting a day, for…
The site you are currently viewing is the re-launched version that focusses on my Fine Art practice. I have retained a few posts from the previous incarnation of the site to get things going, but if you are looking for…
Finally, I have made my first attempts at Plein Air landscape painting – and what a challenge it is. The elements, changing light conditions, limited kit… but so enjoyable. I ordered an OpenBoxM palette/panel holder which arrived from the US…
I’ve been really quiet on the blogging front lately. In truth, I’ve been snowed under with all sorts of things and my art practise has really suffered. To try and break back into things, here’s a portrait that I was…
This is not the place to discuss questions of health, but perhaps it will not be thought grandmotherly to mention the extreme importance of nervous vitality in a fine draughtsman, and how this should be ordered on such healthy lines…
