Art Blog

We have skipped forward a couple of stages here – I seem to have neglected to photograph the first colour layer in oils. Hopefully the recording I’ve been doing will show the progress from monotone to this stage so watch … Read More

Started my illustration for this year’s Christmas card. This is a monotone underpainting in acrylics, establishing the features and tones. The next layers will be oils. I’m recording this so, hopefully, will have a YouTube clip with carols for you soon … Read More

A bit late posting the completion of this face. The difference between these 2 pictures is minuscule but I’ve included them both anyway. One of the beauties about this method of portrait painting is that, once you’ve established the proportions … Read More