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Loxley Canvas – adding paint
Started to add a base of flesh tones. The paint is going on incredibly smoothly – I’m loving these canvases. I’m using raw sienna and light read with white for my flesh tones – these are my go-to colours for portraits. Another layer of paint, the colours are starting to stand out on the linen….
Back to painting
It’s been a while, but due to a number of factors including the construction of my daughters wedding dress, I haven’t put brush to canvas for a while. So… a quick fun project to get back into the swing, I’ve just completed a painting for 2 lovely ladies who do a lot of work with…
Lockdown challenge update 3
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…
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…
Portrait Sketch 2
Here’s my second oil portrait sketch. Why not try it for yourself – it’s great practise for proportions, colour mixing and tones. Contact me if you have any questions or want me to provide any more information in future recordings. These portraits are only small 7×5″ so if I’m not totally happy with what I’ve…
‘Swannie McSheep Face’ or ‘What’s in a Name’
In-between detailed portraits it’s good fun to paint some small speedy pictures to loosen up and take a break. Here are a few 1 hour oils paintings completed one day by means of a rest. They are not the most skilfully executed paintings, but they are good practice. One of them obviously could have been…
Amazing painting
Absolutely fabulous, Jackie. Really beautiful painting.