Finished...

Finished ‘Whispering to the Wind II’ & ‘Chapter 1’ today. Many thanks to Rachel and Kerry for modelling :)

I’ll be delivering all six paintings to Meller Merceux on Thursday, will post details on which Gallery they’ll be in & when, as soon as I have it :)

Whispering to the Wind II - part 3

Todays progress…Gold and tidying up tomorrow, varnishing on Tuesday and I should be good for delivering to the Gallery on Thursday….then I’m going to sleep for a month ;)

Chapter 1 - part 7

Nearly finished, just a couple of highlights and some Gold to add…:)

Chapter 1 - part 6

Working on the flesh tones today...

Chapter 1 - part 4

More work on the secondary colour today, quite a complex pattern on this one so it’s taking a while, but it’s coming together nicely, well worth the effort… I love this feeling when the picture forms in front of me and I’m almost detached from its creation, I kind of steer it along, but it has a life of its own, this group of paintings are increasingly working that way…I know the direction, theme and emotion I want them to have, but there’s something extra they seem to feed back to me…
All in all a good day….and I got 33 points on Pop Master, which I haven’t done in AGES…lol

Chapter 1 - part 3

Birthdays, sickly pets & broken cars got in the way of painting last week, so 12 hours in the studio today were most welcome. LOTS left to do to get the final two paintings done for August, it’s going to be a busy couple of weeks…First colour finished on ‘Chapter 1’ today and just starting on the second colour…Dr’s and Vet’s tomorrow, so a less than perfect start to the day, but the rest of the weekend is clear, so fingers crossed…

Lucian Freud died today aged 88…I’m not a fan of ‘modern’ Brit art…Hirst and Emin do very little for me…but Freud was a true master, a wonderful, honest painter, an inspiration, a thinker, a joy…

Whispering to the Wind II - Part 1

This is…or will be, ‘Whispering to the Wind II’. The model is Rachel. Basic drawing and the first two colours on the clothes & hair done. Flesh tone and dandelion seeds to follow.
I’ve also started drawing out the sixth canvas today so I’ll work on the two of these for the rest of the month and that’ll be the first set of these done for the August exhibition. Lots of work to do, but I’m getting there…:)

I Saw the Crescent - Finished

‘I Saw the Crescent’ all finished. The model is Emma.

I Saw the Crescent - part 8

Nearly done now, I finished the moon & figure then put a final coat of background colour on today. So just the gold to add tomorrow and it’ll be finished :)

I Saw the the Crescent - part 7

There’s a lot of skin tone to be painting on this, so another day working on that today. It’s coming along well and Emma is starting to emerge from the canvas, a couple more shades to go on and then the balancing and highlights will be all that’s left… :)

Two for the price of one...

I've finished the second colour on 'i saw the crescent' & in the background is 'whispering to the wind - II' which is half way through the first colour...

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I Saw the Crescent - part 3

Several people over at the studio today, so only got a little bit of painting done, but it’s all going well. Drawn the moon in, so it’s definitely called ‘ I Saw the Crescent…’ now :)

Might now be titled - part 2

More work on the first colour today, the hair took a while and there’s more to do on the chair before I move onto the next colour.
I’m leaning towards having a small moon up in the sky, so it might get titled ‘I Saw the Crescent’…

Currently Untitled - Part 1

Finished the drawing and started on the first stage of painting on this piece today. I haven’t settled on a title yet, will depend on what I have her looking up at…might be a bird…might be the moon…I’m in two minds :) The canvas is square. The model is Emma.

In Dreams you're mine - I - part 1

First colour all done :-)

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Waiting for the Right One - I - Finished

Another long day today, but that’s meant I’ve finished ‘Waiting for the Right One – I’.
I’m really pleased with this one, the best picture I’ve painted for a few years I think…I wanted something that was beautiful as an image, while having a very personal meaning to me & a flexible meaning to viewers in general…I think I’ve got much closer to that aim than I have for a while…hope you like it & find something within it that speaks to you…

Waiting for the Right One - I - part 3

Late night opening for Artweeks, so 11 hours in the studio today…knackered now, but I got a lot done :) I’ve finished the second tone on ‘Waiting for the Right One I’ & painted her face, so just the hands & Gold to go…

Whispering to the Wind I - part 3

Artweeks, week 1, is all up and running now & having finished getting prepared for that, I’m back to painting…I’ve applied the Gold Leaf to the dandelions and finished painting Aimee’s face, just her hand left to paint now.
I’m really pleased with the way this one has come together, the balance between the quality of the finish, the overall design, the depth of the story & the time to produce it all feels right. I’m really keen to continue a series along these lines…Hopefully they’ll go down well at the Gallery :)

Forbidden Fruit & Autumn

lovely green...

I've finished the work on Jo's face today and nearly finished the Lucy painting, just some cleaning up & some gold leaf to go...

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