Monument ValleyOil on canvas90cm x 60cm So, I thought, after all those buildings and people and windows and that purple taxi, something simple, straightforward, natural, elemental. Ha! This proved to be much more difficult than I thought. Although it’s a real place; a place I’ve visited, taken dozens of photos of – I even stayed… Continue reading Monument Valley
Gallery
A Portrait of a Hipster
A Portrait of a HipsterOil on paper12″ x 16″ Here’s another art class study; a portrait of a hipster. A lot of work (about 6 hours) to get it completed; portraits are hard! Update: although I never planned to sell this, it has gone to a good home!
Princes St, Edinburgh
Princes Street, EdinburghOil on canvas40″ x 30″ This picture is now finished, I’m sure I’ll keep tweaking it for a few days, but I’m ready to start my next painting.
“Football Genius”
“Football Genius” Oil on canvas 80cm x 60cm This is the second painting I’ve done from the recent 4th round cup tie. Independently of the owner commissioning his painting, the Supporters’ Club chairman asked me to do a picture that could be auctioned to raise funds (as I have done twice before). He wanted a… Continue reading “Football Genius”
Cup Tie
Cup TieOil on canvas80cm x 60 cm Accrington Stanley had a big televised FA Cup match, so the owner hired electronic advertising signs to increase revenue from the game. He was so pleased with the way they looked that he asked me to do a painting showing them. I took a lot of photos and… Continue reading Cup Tie
Alpine scene
Alpine SceneOil on paper16″ x 12″ A quick painting done in my art class.
Snowdrops
SnowdropsOil on paper12″ x 16″ This is a picture I finished painting this week at my art class, as we wait for Spring to arrive.
Roy’s
“Roy’s”Oil on canvas40″ x 30″ My latest painting – of a café in the Mojave Desert. The temperature was 103ºF when I visited at noon in May 2014 whilst driving Route 66.