A Study in Reflection
Here’s a rather strained little painting that I undertook in order to study the shape and surface of a funny little coffee pot that was unearthed in a family clear out. I call it strained because I tried to paint…
Something Missing
Here’s a very quick oil sketch of a lemon on a plate. It took about half an hour and I like the immediacy of it.
Delft and Tomatoes Under Strip Light
Here’s a little alla prima painting to get the week going. (I know it’s Wednesday, but I painted this on Monday and have been a posting slacker.) I’m thinking a lot about atmosphere at the moment, and what I am…
Sarum Studio, final week
Admittedly I’ve only been using the camera on my phone, but I have really struggled to get decent pictures of these two paintings from the final week at Sarum Studio. These are the best photos I got, but they’re not…
Sarum Studio, week 6
I started writing this post over a week ago, but time has been against me in the final days of summer school and I didn’t get around to publishing it. So, a little delayed, here is some work from weeks…
Sarum Studio, week 5
Probably my best charcoal portrait drawing to date. This didn’t start to come together until late on in the third day, when I got really frustrated with it and threw caution to the wind. At this point I quite roughly…
Sarum Studio Painting. Weeks 3 & 4
Time is racing by at Sarum Summer School, which is tiring and enjoyable in equal measure. I haven’t posted anything here for a couple of weeks, because I wanted to finish both of the latest figure and portrait projects first……
Sarum Studio Drawing. Week 2
For the second week at Sarum Studio, I stuck with charcoal as my medium. The figure was actually a two week project which was started last week, and represents approx. 20 hours of work. It was great to have the…
Charcoal Portrait – Sarum Studio
For the third year running, I’m back at Sarum Studio summer school. Friends have questioned why I keep returning… well, firstly because an artist never stops learning. Secondly though, it does me a lot of good being around other people…
Pintar Rapido, Chelsea 2013
This is a rather belated post about Pintar Rapido, a plein air art event that I took part in last weekend. You can read about it in more detail on the accompanying website. In a nutshell though, any artist interested…
