Further adventures in watercolour and ink
In my last post I mentioned that I was experimenting with pen and ink and a bit of watercolour. Well I’m still enjoying it, and recently tried a few larger paintings using this technique.
Daily pen and ink sketching
I’ve been in a bit of a ‘painting funk’ for a while, lacking the motivation to do any painting for no apparent reason. I just don’t feel like it. This happens from time to time, and I find the best strategy is not to force it, and after a while the urge to paint tends …
The Life-changing Magic of Cross-polarization
Excuse the clickbait headline, but I make no apologies because I’m not even exaggerating. My recent introduction to the technique of cross-polarization for photographing artwork has turned a challenging and frustrating task into something I now look forward to, because the process really IS like magic. Read on if you’re interested in learning how to …
Monochromatic Ear Cast Painting Timelapse
In this video, I paint a plaster cast of an ear using just raw umber and titanium white.
Painting with the Zorn Palette
Every so often I like to experiment with a limited palette, and the Zorn palette (or Apelles palette if you insist), is probably the best known, and one that’s always fun to come back to. I feel like I have a better grasp of it with every painting I use it for.
Some recent paintings
I’ve got into a bad habit of relying on Instagram for sharing new paintings, but I realise not everyone is on there, so I thought I’d share some recent work here…
Alla Prima Portrait Study in oils (timelapse)
In this timelapse video I paint an alla prima oil portrait of an old man with a long grey beard.
Alla Prima Head Study Timelapse
In this timelapse video I paint an alla prima portrait study in oils.
Monkey Island: The Idol
This is the second of three paitings based on the game The Secret of Monkey Island.
Monkey Island: The Duel
I’ve been a big fan of point and click adventure games for as long as I can remember, and it all started with one very special game, which was released for the Amiga when I was 10 years old – The Secret of Monkey Island.
Self Portrait at 40
I had my 40th birthday last month, so I thought I’d paint a self-portrait to mark the occasion.
Paulette Edwards for Art in the Gardens 2019
I gave my website a bit of a makeover recently (go and check it out if you’re reading this in an email), and it made me realise there were a few paintings I had never posted. One of them was this portrait of BBC Radio Sheffield’s Paulette Edwards, which she selected as 3rd place in …
Wim Hof Portrait Raffle for Masks for NHS Heroes
UK healthcare workers on the frontline are risking themselves daily without adequate protection to care for sick patients with COVID-19. In an effort to raise some funds for Masks For NHS Heroes, I am holding a raffle for my two oil portraits of The Iceman, Wim Hof (see below).
Male portrait sketch in Procreate on iPad
In this video, I sketch in Procreate using a variation on the Reilly abstraction method.