I made a smal sketch yesterday and took it a little further today…
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Progress Shots…
Working in oils can be both liberating (when you’re using them) and frustrating (due to drying times)… Here’re a couple I worked on recently.
A Mermaid… Progress.
My latest work. Started this last night and finished it this morning. I enjoyed this a lot and may well have to keep this Mermaid theme running for a while. (watercolour on Arches 300gsm hot press)
Stones, a paintbrush and a pencil…
I painted this one, hot on the heels of the one I posted earlier. I used Arches hot press paper this time, I think I prefer the fabriano I used for the other one…
Hard and Soft…
Todays painted effort. I really enjoyed exploring the difference between the two.
Into The Woods (update)…
I’ve been working on this for the last 2-3 days, still a fair way to go, here’s how it stands right now, back onto it tomorrow…
model- elandria.deviantart.com
Mouse Rider….
Finished this one earlier, it’ll be shipped off to Germany as soon as the paint dries.
More Steps….
Here’s how this is going. From the initial drawing, through the tonal sketch and onto the oil painting…
Painting The Oak King (in oils)…
here’s another one I have on the go. I recorded a few minutes as I worked on it earlier…
Work In Progress…
I have a lot of stuff happening right now. If you’ve seen any of my recent posts you’ll know I have an exhibition coming up. I’ve been absolutely inspired lately and am playing things by ear. I haven’t made a shortlist of art to exhibit yet so I’m frantically painting away to see which ones resonate the most with me. I started this one earlier this morning and have spent approx. 4 hours on it so far, the fact that I’ve done this much in such a short space of time leads me to conclude that I’ll probably be exhibiting this. (oils).
Phoenix….
A recent attempt at capturing this elusive creature…
Pigeon Rider…. finished.
Spent a few hours on this one last night and a few minutes finishing it off this morning. Posted it up on Facebook and it sold within minutes. Isn’t the internet wonderful!
(watercolour/acrylics).
On The Drawing Board (today)….
Fitting these paintings in around commissioned work (keeps me sane). watercolour/gouache.
And here’s the painting from yesterday completed…
On The Drawing Board….
Currently have this one on the go… (watercolour).
Not Happy, Jan….
I’m enjoying drawing these intense, miserable characters at the moment, not feeling particularly so myself though… Maybe I’m just channeling all this weird energy right now. here’s another to add to the collection…
Medusa… Updated.
I seem to be posting more and more progress shots of the things I’m up to, don’t I?… Here’s another one, the lovely Medusa in all her frightening glory. More updates as I go…
Medusa….
A tonal sketch for a new painting…
Digital Preliminary…
Here’s the digital rough for a new painting, it’s great to work an image out in this way, irons out the kinks etc. Of course, things’ll change between this and the painting (to be tackled in acrylics)… the model is the very lovely Janna-
kuoma-stock.deviantart.com
Scratched Away At This Some More….
Moving into the fine details now… having to focus and not only look at the image as a whole, see how it all fits together, but also having to home in on those areas that require attention, and there are still many, many more. I’ll be putting this to one side for a day or two and look at it with fresh eyes.
Last Update For The Day…
Tightening up stages now, The face is starting to come together at last…
A Little More Progress….
Here’s another update on the painting from yesterday, I’ve been tinkering with the background and the general ‘mood’ of the image…
The figure was based on photos from the lovely Ida… mizzd-stock.deviantart.com
Update…
I’ve spent 3-4 hours on this one since the last post and a client has just gotten back to me with a change that needs to be made to an illustration sooo (real work’s calling)… here’s where this one stands right now… The model is the wonderful Ida – mizzd-stock.deviantart.com
Here’s a close-up of the owl so far…
Rest Stop…
here’s my newest painting (so far). I’ve decided to pull my finger out and paint some canvases, I miss the freeing aspects of painting this way, I sit down for far too long every day, whether it be in front of the computer-working digitally, or scratching away at a pen and ink drawing… Waving ones arms around with a brush loaded with paint is a very fun diversion. I spent 6-7 hours on this one yesterday, I’m hoping to do the same today. Will post progress shots as I go…
The model is the lovely Ida (mizzd-stock.deviantart.com)
On The Drawing Board…
Here’s what I have on the go right now. Working with inks/watercolours and drawing pens…
