“Ho Ho Ho”Oil on paper12″ x 16″ I painted this in my art class – I would never have dreamed of doing something like this, but I enjoyed making him look as rascally as possible.
Category: Paintings
Hot & Cold
BoatOil on paper16″ x 12″ IcebergOil on paper16″ x 12″ These are the two studies I produced so far in my art class; each took two two-hour sessions to complete.
Back to school
It’s exactly two years since I embarked on this oil painting thing; untutored, ignorant, I set about making oil paintings. I made a few mistakes on the first painting, but I learned from them, and by the time I started the second (six months after I made the first) I was more confident and learning… Continue reading Back to school
Accrington Stanley (again)
New stand and floodlightsOil on camvas59.4cm x 42cm My painting of Stanley striker, Billy Kee raised £280 for the Official Supporters’ Club. As soon as it was sold I said, “Anytime you need anything else…”. Immediately came the response that a painting of the new stand and floodlights would be a good subject. I wasn’t so… Continue reading Accrington Stanley (again)
It was fifty years ago today…
Bretton HallOil on canvas80cm x 60cm …that I arrived at Bretton Hall college in Yorkshire to train to be a teacher. This is a painting of the mansion there. My first year bedroom was actually in this building. The college, originally opened after World War II as a visionary arts in education establishment, closed in… Continue reading It was fifty years ago today…
What I did on my holidays
The Old Forge, TotnesOil on canvas On a recent break in Devon, I took my french easel in the hope I’d get chance to do some painting. For a couple of reasons, the only opportunity I got was to set up my easel in the car park of where I was staying and paint a… Continue reading What I did on my holidays
The Great Orme, Llandudno (sketch)
The Great OrmeOil on canvas At last, after many delays (long story), I got out to do a painting. The final picture has many things wrong with it, but I enjoyed the experience and I plan to go again with a better-quality canvas (don’t buy from The Works!). I need to work particularly on composition… Continue reading The Great Orme, Llandudno (sketch)
Billy Kee
“Billy Kee”Oil on canvas42cm x 59.4cm This is a painting I’ve made from a commercial photograph. It shows Billy Kee, a footballer at Accrington Stanley, winner of last season’s League Two Golden Boot award. Just to see if I could, I made a painting from a photograph of a famous person. Fan art, I think… Continue reading Billy Kee