Week 25

I have finally finished my latest painting 'Empty Chair and You'.  Follow the link below to see over 200 images taken through the course of making the painting...

The Process of a Painting 2 

Empty Chair and You, Oil on Board (165x122cm)

Painting detail

Paiting detail

Week 24

Palette, brushes, sketch book etc

4ft x 5ft painting continued but still not finished.  Look at last weeks post to see the progression.

Painting detail

Sketchbook studies for painting (graphite)

Empty chair drawing (oilbar, linseed oil, graphite and soot)

Self portrait study.  I'm planning to work on more portraits in the coming months.

Week 23

Some pictures taken through the process of making the painting below.  It's still not finished.

Large oil painting in progress

Chair drawing (graphite)

Sketchbook studies

Week 22

Colour chair studies (oil on paper)

Chair study (oilbar and graphite)

Figure study (graphite)

It's my third week on this painting so the surface is getting really nice.  The colour is a bit dead at the moment but I expect to see things brighten up in the coming weeks.