Portrait of Tony
First off, these really are terrible photos. That aside, this portrait was started around January time, shortly before Meg died. That event sadly interrupted my finishing of the painting, and as such the hands remained in limbo for quite a…
A Collection of Small Portraits in Oil
Here are some small portraits from the final few weeks of term before the Christmas break. I really enjoyed working on these, trying a few subtly different pigments – Michael Harding’s Warm White Lead Replacement, and Slate and Vine Blacks…
Portrait, as yet untitled
This is more of a teaser post for a recently finished portrait that is proving very difficult to photograph while it dries adequately enough for a coat of unifying varnish. Hopefully there’ll be some better images to come.
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Another painting on one of my gesso panels. It started well, went astray midway through, then got back on track as we neared the end. Every project is a lesson in perseverance, although that’s not to say that every one…
Silent Prayer
I started this portrait last year, and have been reworking parts of it since then. To say it has been a lesson in perseverance would be an understatement. Originally the painting was larger and included the sitter’s hands and tops…
Work in Progress…
Here’s a large portrait project that I’m currently working on. So far it’s going well and is at a good stage to leave alone for a few days before returning to it next week (where it could all go wrong)….
Charlie. Another small portrait
Here’s a new, small portrait that was painted alla prima style over a few short ad-hoc sessions. These are poor quality phone pics unfortunately, and the actual painting does have much greater subtlety in colour and brushwork. I used another…
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…
What Was I Thinking?
In my mind I had the cool detachment and sophistication of Euan Uglow’s still life paintings… what I painted was this oddity. Honestly, I don’t know quite what I was thinking, this just doesn’t work for me. On the positive…
Future Past
This recent oil portrait was completed in around 12 sittings – the shoulders and shirt being the biggest headache of the whole thing! How far to develop them, how to give the pose some more psychology using form alone and…
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