Sketch of Lucy

I wanted to have a small pencil portrait to show alongside the portrait of Chloe & Ruby during my winter exhibition, so I’ve done this little sketch of Lucy. Next I need to get some prints done of the main paintings I’ve done this year & then order lots of framing things so I can get them all framed up nicely…I’m going to work on the portrait of Matthew & Meagan during the exhibition, as that will hopefully get people asking ‘oh, do you do portraits then?’… there’s the experiment for the book project to get back to…and some sort of Christmas print to think up and produce…lots to do :)

The Painted Book...

Started work on a new piece today. This is a test for the next series I want to do… Basically I’m planning on making a series of paintings based on familiar stories (eg Red Riding Hood) and linking all these separate story paintings together with an on-going narrative (the story of an artist meeting the characters in the paintings, by painting them…)This will then be presented as an exhibition and as a book… Am also experimenting today with some video of the painting as it develops…hopefully it’ll work… :)

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… :)

flesh tones...

Todays progress...:-)

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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 :)

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.

some foreground

Rough shading on the dress and some foreground elements today...

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a little form

Started working up some shading on Snow White today. I need to get this and the dress roughed in before I start drawing more of the foreground elements.

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adding some detail

I've been adding some extra details today, lots of stars and leaves roughed in, as well as some more swirling lines. So far, so good :-) lots more to add though...

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drawing snow white

I've gridded up the board, transferred over the drawing of katie, sealed that with paint and then worked up the main lines of the rest of the painting in charcoal. Need to live with this for a little bit now, but it feels promising at the moment.

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Study of Katie

This is a study of Katie who came in to do some modelling for me the other day. I’m hoping to get several people in to do some modelling for me early in the New Year and then start developing some more complex oil paintings…I’m looking forward to that :)

Moonlit Square Eynsham - Drawing

I’ve started on a new watercolour of the square in Eynsham today. Just at the drawing stage at the moment, but it’s going to be a night time scene, hopefully with some interesting lighting coming from the doorways of the church and Bartholomew Rooms.
Posters for the Winter Exhibition starting to go up today (16 days to go…) and website beginning it’s overhaul, so all in all a busy day :)

The Stag and the Moon - Finished

Here’s a final print of ‘The Stag and the Moon’ and a drawing stage photo of a new watercolour ‘St Peter’s Church Eynsham’.
I’ve used silver and aluminium leaf on the stag prints which was an interesting experience…printing with gilding size is a sticky business…:)

Drawing someone drawing someone...

Here’s a drawing I did as a Christmas present for Susan. It’s her daughter, who upon seeing it said, she liked it, but I hadn’t finished it as it wasn’t coloured in…which made me laugh, lol :) Children can be tough critics ;)

I hadn’t done a detailed drawing like this for a while, so it was really enjoyable. Think I may do a little series along similar lines in 2010.

Drawing up next set of pears

First painting job of the day done, I’ve finished drawing up the next set of pear paintings…onto the next stage of the single pears now…:)