Now that all my 2025 artwork is in the public domain, it's time to release the 2025 video. As usual, everything in portrait format gets a harsh...
6. Recurring Themes/Styles
Portrait Artist Of The Year 2026 Entry
That's one more pre-Christmas job out of the way. I've put in my entry for Portrait Artist Of The Year. I've gone for watercolours again. The...
Muhammad Ali
This one has taken me a couple of days. It's a coloured pencil portrait of Muhammad Ali. I'm not a great boxing fan, to be honest, but Ali was...
Tom Read Wilson
After a break of 27 days I was back to watercolour today. I thought I'd have a go at Tom Read Wilson, runner up in I'm A Celebrity 2025 and the...
Dave Barnes
Because (i) I was feeling a bit tired after yesterday's efforts, and (ii) I came back from my morning walk without a painting and plan in mind, it...
George Orwell
The painting's slowed down this week as our dog's had a big health scare and isn't yet back to normal. So I’ve been keeping her company a lot of...
Steve Clarke
There's been too much other stuff going on lately for me to be able to do any painting since Saturday. One of those distractions was Scotland's...
Jackson’s Art Prize 2026
No painting today but I have submitted these two works for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2026. Both have been taken down from the shop window for now. ...
Self Portrait 2026
After a sleep and a walk, I decided that yesterday'spainting wasn't going to be next year's official portrait me Portrait Artist Of The Year Entry....
How Do Mountains Hear?
It's that time of year when I need to start thinking about the next call for entries to portrait Artist Of The Year. And that means I need to come...
Abraham Lincoln
It's time to give the Artgraf blocks another go. Today's subject is Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. I still don't...
Then Came The Lawyers, Then Came The Rules
Someone in the village laid down a challenge. He asked if I could paint a portrait of his husband David in the style of Amedeo Modigliani. After...
Haruki Murakamai
I’m back in action today. The chess is still keeping me busy and it wasn't until 7.30pm that I finished this one but I was determined to come up...
A Trip To The National Portrait Gallery
I took the day off today to head to London and to potter around the National Portrait Gallery. It's all very well keeping busy in retirement,...
The New YouTube Six
And here is the complete collection, made up of: Liz Chaderton Ben Askins, The Working Week Pete Green, Greeno Eats Dan Rourke,...
Gary Hanna, Gary Eats
Here I am, out in the studio on a chilly morning. What am I doing here? Well I'm here to paint the last member of the New YouTube Six. It's Gary...
Jon Jefferson, Auto Shenanigans
Hello and welcome The Artistic Actuary. How the devil are you? Have you had a good week? My name is <redcacted>. Thank you very much for...
Liz Chaderton
Time for another marker portrait of a YouTuber and today it's professional artist and author Liz Chaderton. Her YouTube channel can be found here...
Dan Rourke, SciManDan
What happens when one of the biggest artists on the internet takes on the most feared of flat Earth debunkers? Well, you're about to find out. ...
Pete Green, Greeno Eats
Right then folks. Artistic Actuary here. Now where am I today? I'm out in the studio, specifically at the desk where I do my painting. Why am I...