It's back to landscapes and to soft pastels today. This is neither WW2 pillbox, this time on the Wales Coast Path in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. So...
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People Driving Home From The Factories
Today was a good day for a long painting after getting out really early to go for my walk before the temperature got too high. And when things did...
Police Chief Clancy O’Hara
My plan today was to give the potters' pink a good workout and, in particular, to use some of the more interesting mixes it makes with some of the ...
Doctor Zaius
It was always going to happen. Today's subject is Doctor Zaius from the Planet Of The Apes TV series, played by Booth Colman. After painting Galen...
Urko
A late start today, not been for my walk yet, thinking ahead to the England game and a bit obsessive about not wanting a day away from reading...
Galen
Time for an Artgraf painting today. There's a portrait that I did of Duane Allman two years go today where I wondered whether I should have stopped...
Gravitational Waves
I've done a few patchwork portraits in the past. These are where I come up with a two value plan for a portrait, mask out the whites and then...
He Put Down His Load Where He Thought It Was The Best
Today was a day for (i) a watercolour landscape, (ii) some neglected colours to see some action, and (iii) to be inspired by a YouTube video in...
Now You Act A Little Colder Like You Don’t Seem To Care
You know what? I've done one posterised landscape and plenty of posterised portraits using the trippy colour scheme but until today had never...
Monsieur Guy Gadbois: Here’s Lurking At Yeu Keed
I was in the mood for a pencil portrait yesterday, so made a start on this one and managed to finish it today. The subject is Peter Sellers as...
Three Ball Charlie
This is my first painting for eleven days. It started off as a break of a few days but then I entered a correspondence chess tournament, started...
This Is Not My Sandwich
I've not done enough portraits lately and thought I'd work my way back in gently with the crystalline watercolours. This is Catherine Tate as the...
Yes, And They Say We’re Gonna Have To Pay What’s Owed
So here's azo orange's debut painting. I went for a triple painting as I wanted to see how the orange would work with the cerulean blue and a...
A Long Time Ago Came A Man On A Track
The sun is out so the tour starts today. I picked the soft pastels because they're what I'll be using if I make it to Landscape Artist Of The Year...
Paint The Whole World With A Rainbow
It was only a matter of time before I did a posterised painting of the Rainbow crew using the trippy colour scheme. And yesterday Steve on...
Then There Was The Hard Times, Then There Was A War
Back to the soft pastel landscapes today. The idea for this one came from LinkedIn where this guy (always the same one, hi Steve) put up a post...
Westminster Bridge
Well it didn’t take me long to have a go at painting something Michael Reardon style. This view of Westminster Bridge was perfect for such an...
Oscar Wilde
Back into proper painting action today and it's a watercolour portrait. Someone put up an Oscar Wilde quote the other day on LinkedIn next to a...
Sean Connery
I’ve been feeling pretty grot this week and I know from experience that if I paint when I don't feel like painting I'm not going to come up with...
Sir Roger Moore
I thought I'd have another go at Sir Roger Moore today. He's one of a number of people that I feel I owe a portrait after having had a go once and...