Eynsham Primary School through the trees

Drew this out last week and finally got around to the painting today :) Time for a beer me thinks :)

Painting in the shed...

Did some work on ‘The Orange Grove’ painting today, working up some of the background buildings and starting to play with some lines. Still very much feeling my way, this is a very experimental painting and I’ve no idea exactly where it’ll end up, but it’s starting to become interesting I think…:)

View from The Talbot Inn - Finished

View from the Talbot Inn, all finished…Just about managed to work through my hangover today…going to lie down now…lol

View from The Talbot Inn - Part 2

A bit of work in progress today, I’ve got the masking fluid on and am just starting to apply some colour. I’ll work over the whole image like this, adding the basic colours and some texture and lines. Then I’ll do a ‘final’ pass, intensifying some colours, knocking some back, adding a few shadows and any extra lines and splatters as needed. Then the masking fluid comes off and depending on the look of things at that point, it’ll either be finished or I’ll work into the lines a little. Anyway, so far so good :)

On another note here’ a link to a culture show special about the summer exhibition, interesting to see what gets in…and now I know we need to look for the letter ‘D’ on the back of Susans picture to know if it did get through the first round…I’ll buy you a pint if it did ;)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9dmr/The_Culture_Show_2008_2009_17_06_2009/

View from The Talbot Inn - Part 1

I’ve drawn this very faintly with a 2H pencil, so the drawings not that clear when photographed, but I thought I’d blog it anyway. It’s a view from the decking at the Talbot Inn in Eynsham.

Following on from the last painting of the Square and some discussions in the pub with Lorna and Susan, I’m pushing the perspective quite a bit further in this one. It’s taken the best part of a day to get it all worked out…it’s SO much easier doing something realistic lol…as soon as you pull the angles around in one area you need to balance them elsewhere…lots of rubbing out and refining things but I’m finally happy with the layout…need to add about a gallon of masking fluid now ;)

Eynsham Square 3.25 June 1st

Finished off this one of the square today. Titled “Eynsham Square 3.25 June 1st”…for want of a better title ;)

Cards of Eynsham

I’ve had some cards of the three swirling Eynsham paintings printed up and they arrived this morning…they’ve come out really well, so I’m very pleased with them :) They’ll be on sale at the summer exhibition in the Bartholomew Rooms 4th – 12th July. £2.50 each. If you can’t get to the exhibition but would like some just drop me an email.

Right, off to paint another ;)

Eynsham Square part 1

Starting on another swirling painting of the square for the art group summer exhibition in the village. Got the drawing done the other day, so I thought I’d post it at this halfway stage…depending on the weather I may get the painting done tomorrow…watch this space ;)

Boscastle

Did this one of Boscastle in Cornwall while I was down there last week. Lots more lines and drawing in this than normal so it took a lot longer to do…also hadn’t done one in a while, so it took a bit of time to get back into the swing of things. I took LOADS of photos while I was down there so should get a couple more done over the coming weeks…though really must try and get another Eynsham one or two done for the next exhibition in the village…

postcards part 2

...and a couple more :)

postcards part 1

Just back from a fun week in Cornwall…did a few postcards while I was down there...Also did one painting, will post that later. Most of these were don’t in, or very near a pub ;)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Good – Had fun article in the local paper about my Fennel painting. Click here for a better view.

The Bad – Did not get into the RA this year…that’s 3-0 to them…will keep on trying though :)

The Ugly - …well there’s a picture of me gurning out of the newspaper at you all ;)

A little colour...

Started blocking in some of the colours today, still more drawing to be done, but wanted to get some of this down first…hopefully it’ll start to get a little clearer as this goes on and you’ll begin to get an idea of what this painting is actually of :)

More drawing...

Worked in a little more structure today in between planting things....it's starting to take shape, I'm pleased with the way the drawing is going, i think I've got a reasonably strong structure here...and I'm happy with the idea behind the painting...need to turn the upper left figure into a flock of starlings next and then it'll be onto the painting itself...which will be the tricky part :)

The Orange Grove - Part 1

Have finally started a new painting…currently at the drawing stage, beginning to work all the elements in.

Lots more drawing to do…:)