News, Gallery Visits, Exhibitions and more…
Well, it feels like a really long time since I posted very much at all. I have several new little nude studies and a couple of larger portraits to photograph and put online over the next few days, as well…
Cotswold Open Studios
This year I’m taking part in Cotswold Open Studios, which runs 10am – 4pm on the weekends of 13/14, 20/21 and 27/28 June. Please visit cotswoldopenstudios.com for full details of the artists taking part and their locations. We are holding…
And More Figure Drawing
Yet another figure drawing. Still working on the Canson Ingres paper, I really enjoy the kinds of marks that this allows. I want to progress my studies to become more expressive and more about the energy of mark-making as time…
More figure drawing, new paper
Here’s a quickish life study where I tried out a new paper – Canson’s Ingres in grey. It has a high rag content, which I found made it pretty durable, although it is quite thin. The best thing though is…
New term figure drawing
I struggled to get back into figure drawing after a 3 week Easter break. This is the first study of the new term. I kept things quite sketchy and open, still experimenting with charcoal mark-making. I got a bit too…
Memento-mori with Cadmium Yellow
Having visited a lot of exhibitions lately that feature long since departed artists, it’s obvious to state that, in the end, it’s the work that endures. (Well, for the good ones anyway.) I don’t consciously create work with this concept…
Pick and Mix Still Life
Five little alla prima paintings from my Easter holiday. I did others too, but they were all culled. Each painting has a very slightly different surface – some gesso, some linen, some slippy, some absorbent, and so on. This meant…
Red pot, warm light
This is a quick-ish painting that was approached with an Alla Prima sensibility, but actually worked on in a few short sessions where the paint dried in between. It happened that way due to time and light constraints really, although…
Escape From The Hungry World of Ghosts
This is a relatively quick portrait of a young man called George (completed over 4 short sessions) which I am really pleased with. George is thoughtful, quietly intense, and buzzing with ideas. He is a poet and I asked him…
Figure Drawing
My latest figure study, this was completed over 10 sessions. The main battle was with the handling of the charcoal – working the surface of the paper and refining the drawing as it went along. I personally prefer the look…
