Close-up Portrait II
Another close-cropped portrait. This time of the lovely, glamorous Jo; such an engaging and interesting lady. This was painted very broadly, and my panel was in shadow for most of the sittings. It was a bit of a shock when…
Close-up Portrait
Here’s another small portrait that I completed before Christmas. I’ve had quite limited studio time lately and this scale isn’t too big a commitment – usually meaning that each project will (for good or bad) reach a conclusion. I didn’t…
Painting Victor
This painting was the first of my more recent work, following what turned out to be a very long summer break. It was completed towards the end of October and features a delightful model by the name of Victor Caulfield…
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…
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 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……
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…
