Friday 31 January 2014

Week 18

I've been working hard on this painting all week.   So far I've taken over 100 images as I'm painting which I'll put together in a film when the piece is finished.  I did the same thing for a drawing which you can follow this link to see - The Process of a Drawing
Detail of painting surface.

Example of drawings I've been doing in tandem with the large painting above.

Friday 24 January 2014

Week 17

Since the start of the year I've been finishing things off from last term.  This week it was nice to start afresh and begin a couple of new, large paintings.

Some figure studies for a new painting.  Working a bit from the mirror and a bit from the imagination.

Figure study (charcoal on paper)

New painting (roughly 6ft x 4 1/2 ft)

Painting detail

2nd new painting.  This one is half the size of the one above.

Painting detail

Sunday 19 January 2014

Week 16


Finished oil painting with animal figures and portrait in mirror.

Detail of painting.  You should be able to make out a donkey, a camel and my reflection in the mirror

Painting detail

Some of the objects I've been working from

Study for new painting (oilbar and graphite)

Friday 10 January 2014

Week 15 - Happy New Year

Elephant study (graphite)

Elephant and mirror study (oilbar and graphite)
Portrait study (oilbar and graphite)

Oil painting in progress
Painting detail
Large drawing that I thought I'd finished but ended up reworking. (oilbar, wax, graphite)

Drawing detail