by theartist | Aug 14, 2018 | Exhibitions, News and updates, Oil paintings, Portraits
I’m still working on my series of paintings from my sketch trip to Leeds. After all the studies and the alla prima heads I drew and painted I’ve got to bite the bullet, stop procrastinating and get stuck in to the main pieces. Exhibition! The big news, and...
by theartist | Jun 17, 2018 | News and updates, Oil paintings, Portraits, Studio
After my sketching trip to Leeds I have hundreds of photos and sketches to go through to potentially turn into paintings. It’s slightly overwhelming, so I decided to break the process into steps and get some prep sketches done to solidify the ideas I had when I...
by theartist | May 3, 2018 | Portraits, Studio
I’m planning a series of portraits to try to build a cohesive body of work. It’s quite easy to get stuck in your ways and paint only what and who is around you so I decided to be a bit brave and go on a sketching trip. My son works in Leeds and knows a...
by theartist | Feb 21, 2018 | Inspiration, Portraits
When you’re painting a portrait there’s not much going to cause you as many problems as bad lighting. So many snaps taken on cameras or phones might show a lovely face, but they often miss key information for getting a likeness. Why tone is important to...
by theartist | Feb 3, 2018 | Inspiration, Portraits
Painting self portraits is fantastic painting and drawing practice, I paint them a lot, not because I love the sight of myself or through vanity, I hope you don’t think that! The main reason is that I am a willing model for myself, I pose how I want and I will...
