Month: December 2019

John and his wife Sue have been friends for nearly 20 years. I would have thought that knowing him so long and having a good picture would have made painting a picture of him fairly easy – it has not worked out like that. There are many problems left to resolve in this painting which will have to wait until I make further progress.

Rebecca posed for me on the final 3 days of the summer course I attended at the Slade this Summer. One portrait was completed on the course and I completed this one when I returned home. I feel I will have to return in due course

 

 

I was drawn to Amy by her beauty and the tough life she was drawn into. Her dramatic image helped me to respond with a quiet expressive painting

I have been interested in portraiture for many years. I loved doing self-portraits and almost 20 years ago did a pencil and charcoal drawing of my Father. During my degree portraits were a relatively small part of the course. I stepped up my work on portraits during 2019. Initially I studied pencil drawing using techniques developed by Leonardo.

Now! I am trying to work in oil again including a self portrait.