Category: Other Subject Matter

Sam

It's raining outside, which is a big frustration because I have a great idea for my next watercolour.  Instead I'm stuck indoors and thought I'd...

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David Bowie

In the mood for a coloured pencil drawing today, so looked at the CD collection and decided to go for Bowie.  The CD collection is pretty good...

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Miriam

Only half the day available today for painting so I reached for the coloured pencils.  It's a modelling debut today for Miriam.  Please make her...

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JenH In Coloured Pencil

It was still raining today, so no watercolours.  Instead, I went for the experiment at the top of my list.  I know that angular figure drawing of...

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Neil Young In Coloured Pencil

I've had a couple of days off doing a bit of retirement planning but am back on the painting again now.  After discovering how my figure drawing...

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Cammie

The weather wasn't looking good today so I stayed indoors.  After a run of straight edged figure drawing s with the coloured pencils, I'm back to...

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JenH

I headed out to my local Hobbycraft yesterday to do some shopping.  I bought replacements for seven or eight colours that seem to be shrinking down...

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KathyB

It's an indoor job today while I wait for the rain to arrive.  I thought I'd have another go at a figure drawing with the coloured pencils, again...

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CharlieK’s Back

I won't be going outside to paint during this latest heatwave, so I'm back on the coloured pencils and doing some figure drawing: my first go with...

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Candle

Back on the inktense pencils today.  Got to keep all those plates spinning.  Today's model is Candle, making her debut on theses pages.  Colours...

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David Gilmour

Back on the coloured pencils and I thought I'd try doing a portrait of David Gilmour. I tried something different today: as well as using a grid,...

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Paul Shane

I've had my eye in the late Paul Shane for a while.  In particular the Paul Shane who turned up on Pebble Mill that time to sing You've Lost That...

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Big Sam In Coloured Pencil

I still have loads of new art gear to try out, so no dash and splash for me today.  It’s time to give the coloured pencils a first outing.  For...

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Sarah Ann, Pensive

It's just too hot outside to paint this week, so I'll be having a run on the inktense pencils.  Today I picked a pose by Sarah Ann, someone I've...

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Adrina In Inktense Pencil

After that last painting, I wanted to have another go at painting Adrina in this pose, so it was back to the inktense pencils.  It's quite good...

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Adrina In Watercolour

My plan today was to play things fast and loose by putting down a random colourful underpainting and then to convert it to something else with some...

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Ancient Lights

Abstract landscapes don't drain me as much as serious paintings, so after the last one, I was ready for a repeat performance. After a little bit...

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A Haunted Island

I'm taking a day off from serious watercolour painting today and going back to abstract landscapes.  I'm going back to the palette knife technique...

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Charlie K

Wasn't feeling up to a landscape today so I reached for the inktense pencils for a bit of figure drawing.  Today's model is Charlie K, making her...

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach

My second episode as a wildcard at Landscape Artist Of The Year was screened in February 2023 but here's what I had to say after filming in June...

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