Mold MarketOil on canvas48″ x 36″ After several months of sporadic work, I’ve finally finished painting this monster. Although not quite the biggest canvas I’ve done, it’s certainly the most complex and involved. At times it was easy to lose track of what I was supposed to be doing. I’ll probably leave it for a… Continue reading Mold Market
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Ho Ho Ho
“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.
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)