
Paint Pot
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…

Bulldog
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…

Daisies
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…

Landscape Painting
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…

One to One. The Psychotherapist
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…