It's a crystalline watercolour portrait painting today. I followed my usual process by: creating a three value plan using the Notanizer...
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Love Or Confusion
Another hot day and there's some football on later but I've had too many days off during May. So I've gone for something fast and relaxing. It...
The Grateful Dead, December 1965-67
A little research tells me I now have enough portraits to be able to put together a complete Grateful Dead lineup. This group of five made up the...
Bill Kreutzmann
Because it was so hot today, I went for a simple three value posterised portrait in the trippy colour scheme. It didn’t push my boundaries or...
My Name Is Michael Caine
Today's portrait subject is Sir Michael Caine. I saw a few minutes of him the other night in a film called The Great Escaper, a film he starred in...
The Terror Of The Twins
This one's taken a few days. On Friday, I prepared an underpainting. I wet the paper and covered it in all five Shire colours plus green apatite...
I Don’t Like Cricket, I Love It
After too long a break, I was finally back to painting today. I thought I'd have a go at coming up with something in the style of Trevor Waugh...
Bruce Lee
I caught about fifteen minutes of Enter The Dragon a couple of nights ago and was transfixed. All artists should watch films late at night. Not...
Easy Blue(s)
I'm not normally a great fan but I was watching the snooker last night and witnessed a great match. It went to the very last frame and I promised...
PeachK II
A late start today after deciding, on this morning's walk, to make some more changes to the new search widget on this website. So I went for a...
I Guess I Need That City Life, It Sure Has Lots Of Style
Today's painting, needless to say, is inspired by another photo by Olly Crook. All those dark areas including human silhouettes, the interesting...
Mike Pratt
I was out of ideas today so took a look through all the photos I've been saving up for potential portraits. I came across a photo of the late actor...
I’ve Seen Desparation Explode Into Flames
I thought I deserved a treat today, so I've been working on my favourite subject with a self portrait. It's only my left eye, painted in oil...
I Don’t Like To Go Down To The Flats
Back on the road again. But now that my pastel-based application to Landscape Artist Of The Year has been rejected I'm not feeling obliged to paint...
Thea 6
A first go with charcoal this year. Today's subject is Thea, making her sixth appearance, hence the unimaginative name of this one. I was shocked,...
Meghan Parnell
I've been feeling portrait withdrawal symptoms, so I'm back to what I enjoy most today. This is Meghan Parnell, vocalist in Bywater Call. According...
And Leave Myself Behind
The wether was right for plein air painting today so I was up and out the door at first light with my soft pastels. I drove over to Oare Gunpowder...
Somewhere I Can Walk Alone
So, after that disaster, I thought I'd have another go at the same simple scene in Queendown Warren. This time, my intentions were to only use two...
Lonely Avenue
The chess is still going on today but I was expecting four boring draws in the mens' games, so thought I'd get back to painting with a loose...
It Gives Me Peace Of Mind
It's a rest day in the chess, so I was back to the artwork today. And with Spring finally here, the plein air season has started. So I headed out...