Category: TV

The Man That Mildred Married

After a day off I was back today with the oil pastels.  For a subject I picked out comedy actor Brian Murphy. As usual I put down a pencil outline...

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The Dragons Den Collection

And here it is: the complete collection of dragons. As expected, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.  These look great and the...

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Aaaaagggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Don't tell me that you didn't see this one coming.  On this week's Dragons Den there will be a sixth dragon and six is a much better number for a...

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Are You On TikTok?

And here's the fifth dragon in the den, Steven Bartlett. He's been given the flesh colour scheme, with the layers being putty, then soft peach,...

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Reyt Oop My Street

The next dragon on the seat is Sara Davies.  For a first layer I used bright orange, then henna, then cool grey 5.  I was looking for an...

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Touker Time!

Today's dragon is Touker Suleyman, a big favourite of mine. He's been given the grey colour scheme with cold grey 1, cold grey 4 and black.  The...

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Ross Kemp: Go With Your Gut

Since Pigpen went so well, I’ve been wondering whether I could fit a triple triple glazed portrait into the four hours that artists are allowed in...

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The Corbomite Manouver Collection

And here they are, all together.  Spock, Kirk and Scotty.  None of them brilliant individual paintings but as a set of three I think they look...

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First Officer Spock

I know I said I might not end up completing the Corbomite Manouver Collection but after putting Kirk and Scotty alongside each other I could see...

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Captain James Tiberius Kirk

Today I had a go at the second in The Corbomite Manouver collection.  Today it's Captain Kirk, painted using the Shire supergranulators, befitting...

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Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott

Sometimes great ideas come into my head on my daily walks.  Today was one of those days.  Earlier this year I put together The Good The Bad and the...

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Derwent Art Prize 2024

I've no idea how things will turn out but I've entered these two bad boys for the Derwent Art Prize 2024.  Entries have to be in pencil but that...

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The Dads Army Collection

And here it is completed: The Dads Army Collection. From left to right, top to bottom: – Captain Mainwaring – Wilson – Jonesy – Godfrey and Pike –...

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Captain George Mainwaring

And finally here's the last portrait in the collection, Captain George Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe.  Along with Walker, one of my two...

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Sergeant Arthur Wilson II

I've had a second go at Wilson today.  After painting Wilson and Walker the first time around I think my portraitist skills (or was it just my...

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Private James Frazer

Today's addition to the set is Frazer, played by John Laurie, another actor born in the 19th century. After I found a picture of hin in his...

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