[wpvideo NFZt53ry ]Same old theme….developing my skill with oils….using this Watercolour study. Loxley board from the art Fair last weekend in Newbury, Cornellison pigments and a Watercolour reference.
Cornellison pigments Read More »
[wpvideo 1AApPPPZ ]Deciding which things are coming with me to @contemporaryartfairs #Newbury …so I pushed a couple of things in frames to try and help me choose which I would frame up. I was struck by how much colour there was, and (thank fully), I got a feeling of light which I have been really
Colour for Newbury Art Fair! Read More »
Lovely day here with a pretty evening …but not as colourful as Skye only a few days ago! The warm sun light setting across the mountains made them appear rosy, which I noticed in several spots I painted during the evenings. Here’s a better photo of what I posted at the time. #glenbrittle #glenbrittlecampsite #glenbrittlebeach
Glenbrittle Sunset. Read More »
Sketches from yesterday – also on My Story but in a bit more detail 😉👍 #ink #sketch #glencoe #Scotland @britpleinair #pleinair #watercolour #watercolor @moleskine @winsorandnewton
[wpvideo 3PpaCDkQ ]Second and then first of my time out in the sun yesterday. I’d like to do this again and bigger so there would be more tree, more field stripes and more scaffolding! #pleinair @britpleinair #observationalart #trees #Spring #scaffolding @clipscaffoldingsouthern #Hampshire #Fareham #Boarhunt – that’s a place!
Boarhunt in the Sun. Read More »
I have been having a studio sort out…..and now I’ve begun a website Spring clean too…during which I realised I’d never posted this! #selfportrait #selfie #workingfromlife #profile #oilpainting #zornpalette
Latest oil portrait in profile. Read More »
[wpvideo RtwtIXdw ] Having a review! I knew that self portraiture had captured my interest – but seeing most of my efforts laid out in the hall – all 29 of them – is really a bit alarming!! And scary. Good to focus on one thing for a while though. #ink #watercolour #watercolor #saunderswaterford #mirrorselfie
Red onions ….can’t eat them so I’d better paint them! #oilpaint #allaprima #artistoninstagram #stilllife #onion #red #purple #observation
Sprouting Red Onions Read More »
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL! – Open Studio 1st and 2nd December …I’ve been really enjoying the paint with my recent self portraits but I’ve been working without my glasses (as I would generally outside) so it’s interesting for me to now zoom in close and see how the paint is sitting. Fancy a close up
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