More Figure Studies
It’s been a while since my last post, but I have been busy in the interim period. I’ve finished another portrait – elements of which I am very pleased with – and some more figure studies. Unfortunately I’ve been let…
Small Figure Paintings
This is a long overdue post. I have been working on quite a few pieces over the last few weeks, but none of them are quite finished and I don’t want to post them until they each feel a little…
Acrylic…
This week’s life class concentrated on painting. I used acrylic (a bargain set of miniature tubes from Lidl) for pretty much the first time. I tried using them in the same way that I use oil, and although I knew…
Watercolour Paint
This week’s class concentrated on paint alone – in my case, watercolours from Lidl(!) which I used quite thickly as if they were oil or acrylic. Anatomical accuracy has gone out of the window, but I enjoy the freedom of…
Portrait and Figure
First of all, I must take some better photos. I didn’t realise how fuzzy these were until I got them onto the computer. Anyway, the portrait of Andrew is the result of 10 sittings over two weeks at Sarum Studio….
October Figure Painting
I’m so pleased to be back at Sarum Studio for a couple of weeks. The structure and interaction with other artists on a daily basis really suits me. This is my figure painting from the first week. Knowing this was…
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…