Lockdown challenge update 3

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Halfway through lockdown (hopefully) so time I posted recent artwork. It’s been a tricky few days and I haven’t always managed to post on social media daily, but I have done the work. For the daily pieces I’ve been using charcoal, it’s been the quickest and easiest medium to manage this week. Apologies for the…
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Lockdown challenge update 2

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Well we’re past the first week of lockdown and I’ve got quite a few photos to show you. As well as the paintings I’ve been doing, I’ve got pictures from Paul, Julia, Julie and Janet. If anyone else would like to join in, please do send me photos – it’s great receiving messages with photos…
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Lockdown challenge update 1

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It’s less than a week into lockdown and the days have passed relatively quickly so far – I think having a focus and something to keep me occupied definitely helps. I’m posting progress for the first 4 days. These images are very much snapshots – if I’m to post regularly while keeping up with my…
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Challenge for November Lockdown

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Despite having many things to be thankful for, it was hard not feeling down hearted at the thought of a month in Lockdown. I’ve decided the best way to get through whilst maintaining some sort of sanity is to find something to give me purpose, motivation and focus – something to occupy my mind and…
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Drawing Guns n Roses

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I’ve recently finished a drawing of the group Guns ‘n’ Roses and, as usual, took photos as the drawing progressed so I’ve created a slide show. Having sketched out the basic outlines, I worked my way across the drawing, adding detail to the individuals. Once I had covered the whole drawing, I then went over…
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Portrait Demo 3

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A bit long in the coming – despite lockdown, life has been pretty hectic – here is my latest portrait demonstration. As with the previous demos, I’m using a limited palette of Burnt Umber, French Ultramarine, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow and white. These are small exercises to increase familiarity with the colours and colour mixing…
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