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Loxley Clear Linen Canvas
Very excited to be giving these clear primed linen canvases a go from Loxley. I have 3 figure paintings planned and shall be painting in oils so I’ll work on the 3 concurrently – means I can switch paintings when I need to leave layers to dry. The natural linen works really well with flesh…
Loxley canvas – finally finished
Adding more detail and colour to the flesh… …and finally finished. Some blue added to the shadows and details finished off. I’ve really enjoyed painting on these canvases and have bought more for my next subjects. Watch this space, I shall be posting more paintings in the near future. In the meantime, these 3 paintings…
Lockdown challenge update 1
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…
So how did we do in 2017?
This time last year I had the idea of doing 365 sketches in 365 days – and I’ve failed miserably… However, there are plenty of things that proved successful.
Lockdown challenge update 2
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…
Face on Linen (2)
Well I think I got quite carried away when I started on this painting. It occurred to me that I had intended to leave the hair unpainted – never mind, the application of a little alcohol with a toothbrush has taken it back. I may yet repaint the hair, but at least I can see…


