Today on Portrait Artist Of The Week It was Clare Balding. I didn’t rate my chances of doing Clare justice so I've instead headed back to The...
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Marker Portraits Poll
It's time for another poll, this time on my marker drawings. If you have a couple of minutes to spare (honestly, that's all it takes) please could...
The Magnificent Seven
And here's the set all together. I actually think they work well as a collection. They all have something different to bring to the party, just...
And Introducing Horst Buchholz
And here's the last one in the set. It's Horst Buchholz as Chico. I'm not sure he's instantly recognisable unless you're looking at all seven...
The Hidden Gorilla
I've finished the experimental painting that I started on Thursday. I’ve added more watercolour. This again is mainly Prussian blue, Indian...
Yul Brynner
One more member of the Magnificent Seven. It's Yul Brynner as Chris Adams. I would say he's the coolest of the seven but I think Britt (James...
Steve McQueen
Back to the Magnificent Seven and it's Steve McQueen as Vin Tanner. I really struggled to get. a likeness, so thought I'd have some fun with...
Another Experiment
I've been taking another look through Ann Blockley's Watercolour Workshop over the last couple of evenings, so was in the mood for another of those...
What to buy a potential new watercolourist
I've been meaning to do a post like this for a while. Say you've been to CenterParcs, your other half went to one one of those watercolour classes...
Noel Fielding
When I heard in Friday that Noel Fielding was going to be this week's model for Portrait Artist Of The Week, I knew I had to have a go. Not...
Robert Vaughn
I take it back. It's Robert Vaughn, not Steve McQueen that's hardest to draw. I did a lot of drawing and rubbing out before ending with this...
Charles Bronson
I was late out of bed this morning and it looked a bit too hot outside so I'm back to drawing with markers this morning. I'm back to the...
Brad Dexter
Back for one more of The Magnificent Seven before I put the markers away for another week. Number two in the collection is Brad Dexter who played...
Will Young
This week's model on Portrait Artist Of The Week was Will Young. Look, I'll keep this short. This is terrible. I have trouble with well kept...
James Coburn
Back to the markers and it's time to start on a new series of portraits. I've done a series of chess players and a series of quantum physicists....
461 Ocean Boulevard
Back out in the garden painting today and this is what I came up with. It's 461 Ocean Boulevard, the house that Eric Clapton lived in while...
Judge Rindler
My latest entry for Sky Portrait Artist Of The Week is "Judge" Rob Rindler. He's the first celebrity model that I've heard of so far. I've not...
BBC Life Drawing Live
I've been watching Life Drawing tonight on BBC4. Unlike Sky Portrait Artist of The Week, this is really fast paced. I've ended up with four...
Rankin
. It’s portrait artist of the week again. This week it's John Rankin Waddell, aka Rankin, famous portrait and fashion photographer and director....
Goldfinch On Cheese
I've saved the best until last, and here it is. Goldfinch On Cheese. It's quite a normal landscape compared to the other two paintings but it's...