Giving things some time
Completed before Christmas, this painting was so difficult to bring to resolution, the only reason I kept it was because I persevered too long to scrap it. Firstly, I set up in a very dark corner of the studio where…
Lone Feather
Found on a walk where I saw 11(!) Red Kites, a couple of Buzzards, a Woodpecker and many little Partridges. I don’t know which bird this feather is from, but my guess is that it is a raptor of some…
Life’s a peach
A straightforward still life painting. I’m still enjoying the Arches oil paper – which definitely seems to encourage a different kind of brushwork – or maybe I just have more confidence in experimenting. Either way, I wanted to keep this…
Basil and Fred
Another painting on paper, this time larger at around 10″x 12″. I find green a tricky colour to use. Depending on the combination of yellow and blue used to mix it, it can sometimes feel quite thin and under-powered. Then,…
Experiments on paper
I’ve been enjoying using Instagram for the last few months. I pretty much keep my activity entirely related to art, and have discovered some great inspiration from the people I follow. Recently I’ve been noticing quite a few artists working…
Finally some Bulbs of Garlic
Garlic bulbs seem to be very popular with artists as a still life subject. This is the first time that I have painted them – in a dark corner of the studio, with a red onion for company, fading into…
Brief Moments of Happiness
I began this still life by thinking purely about visual composition, simply looking for shapes, colours and textures amongst the various items collected in the studio. Once arranged I felt dissatisfied that there didn’t seem to be a narrative to…
Paintbrushes and Pigment
This unexpected little still life only happened because my portrait model couldn’t make it for our sitting. I toyed with going home or reading a book, but once I got started I really enjoyed working on this. What began as…
Tete-A-Tete
A little Sunday afternoon painting of miniature Tete-a-Tete Jonquillas with a couple of walnuts… just for the randomness and challenge of painting them.
Lemon in Grey
This was very nearly wiped out, but I felt it had just enough going for it to save it. That said, it’s not satisfactory and I suspect I will paint something else on the other side of the panel –…
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