Back to the pastels today. I need to keep practicing with this medium so that I'm ready for Landscape Artist Of The Year if selected, and to show...
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Great Gig In The Sky: Sam Brown
I’m still on Great Gig In The Sky from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert. Today it's the first of the three female vocalists on that track, Sam Brown....
Great Gig In The Sky: David Gilmour
I was watching a bit of YouTube over breakfast this week and came across a review of Great Gig In The Sky from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert and it...
Dinarić Fortress
I've been busy with another soft pastel landscape today. This is Dinarić Fortress, a 15th century fort in Croatia. I worked from two photos of...
And He Ploughed Up The Ground By The Cold Lake Shore
I’ve been busy with other stuff for a couple of days but I'm back today with a soft pastel landscape. After googling around for scenes on Bodmin...
And My Radio Says Tonight It’s Gonna Freeze
After yesterday's triple landscape using the M Graham watercolours, I was always planning in following up with a full sized l landscape using the...
Like A Rolling River
I’m taking a break from portraits for a while (which could be anything between a week and a couple of months) to concentrate on landscapes. And...
This Way To The Village Hall
I’m keeping going with the soft pastel landscapes and thought I'd have a go at another local one, building up the reserve list ready to display at...
May Day Eve
Wednesday is Landscape Artist Of The Year day and I believe tonight's episode is at Stonehenge. So at some point tomorrow, I expect the Artist Of...
Sinead O’Connor
Sometimes want to painting but am in a "clean mood" and don't fancy making a mess, cover up the desk with a sheet and cleaning stuff up afterwards....
Debbie Harry
Starting to feel like I’m back in the swing of things again after this one, my first three layer posterised watercolour portrait in three weeks. ...
Monument Valley
Two weeks since the last one and I'm finally back on the soft pastel landscapes. I wanted to paint a natural landscape with no buildings, and one...
Four Colleges
I was back in the studio today but, after a long housework sesh, didn't have much time for painting. So I thought I'd go for something in the...
The Enterprise Crew
And here's the complete collection. Lined up in Sudoku formation with one red, one blue and one green/yellow shirt in each column and in each...
Stephen Mangan
Yesterday's watercolour painting was a huge success and I've learned through experience that the best way to follow up a win like that is not to...
Entering Queendown Warren
The bathroom fitters have the day off so I'm not stuck indoors and am back in the studio today. After spending all week on market portraits, I was...
View From River Cottage
Back in action today with a soft pastel landscape. I understand that there's a view of this gate from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage...
Robbie Williams
Someone put up a post on LinkedIn today about Robbie Williams and I realised immediately that he'd make a great portrait subject and am kicking...
Edith Keeler
Star Trek's on five night a week on Legend Xtra at the moment and has already inspired one painting. Tonight's episode is The City On The Edge Of...
EvaE In Oil Pastel
I thought I'd better give the oil pastels an outing while the weather is still cold enough for them to not melt. And with all my landscapes being...