I wasn't feeling it today. I think it's time for me to down tools and start my Christmas break. It's a bit awkward when Christmas Day falls on a...
Category: Other Subject Matter
Crash Landing
And here's the companion piece to go with 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn To Be). The process for painting it is exactly the same. Both paintings...
Michael Portillo
I had quite a long afternoon free today so thought I'd have a go at a posterised watercolour portrait. Today's subject is faction icon and former...
CasD, Drinks Break
It's been nine days since my last painting. December is too busy a month. I hope I’ve not lost any readers during the hiatus. The break might have...
Slash
Today I have been mostly painting Slash. This is a posterised painting using the blue colour scheme, as described here, so the colour are cerulean...
Lee Carsley
It struck me, watching the football the other night, that the England interim manager Lee Carsley would make a great portrait subject. His eyes...
Kerri
After Saturday's fun with the Artgrafs, I wasn't ready to put them back in the drawer and fancied using them to paint a figure. Today's model is...
Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025 Entry
I've bitten the bullet and put in my entry for Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025. My self portrait is this one. For my second portrait, I went...
Oliver Reed
I’ve had a photo of Oliver Reed as Bill Sikes in Oliver! sitting around for a while waiting to be painted and today was the day when I was finally...
Self Portrait 2025
As promised, it was a self portrait day today. I've seen people online talking about applying to Portrait Artist Of The Year, and it's got me...
PeachK
I didn't want to spend long painting today as (i) I want to finish the novel I'm reading, and (ii) want to make a start sketching tomorrow's...
Highland Cow
Somebody local who works with number two son in the kitchen at the Rose & Crown expressed an interest in buying a painting of a highland cow if...
The Blues Brothers Band
So here's the complete Blues Brothers band. From left to right, along the top row, then the bottom, we have: Willie "Too Big" Hall, drums ...
Elwood Blues
And finally here's Elwood Blues, played by Dan Aykroyd. Again, black and white and simple shapes. But, unlike with Jake, I've wasted the...
“Joliet” Jake Blues
OK, the secret's out. After finding Blues Brothers on some satellite channel late at night twice last week, I had to get the band back together....
Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin
Nearly there now. My horn section won't be complete without a trumpeter, so I'm looking to recruit this guy. Unfortunately Alan has a nicely...
Matt “Guitar Murphy” – Second Attempt
I wan't happy with my first go at Matt Murphy a couple of days ago. His right hand and left eye were all wrong and his face was looking too...
Willie “Too Big” Hall
What about a drummer? Every band needs a drummer. And I have Willie "Too Big" Hall. It was a tough choice beteween amethyst and a cool grey for my...
Tom “Bones” Malone
Continuing with filling out the horn section, we have Tom "Bones" Malone on the trombone. Tom came out OK and the collection is starting to come...
“Blue Lou” Marini
And here's number five in the collection. Time to build a horn section, starting with "Blue Lou" Marini in saxophone. This feels like the best...