Sunsets Paintings of Morecambe Bay make me feel so blessed to live in one of the most beautiful places in the UK, It’s always generous in providing inspiration for my seascape paintings, however, when the lighter nights arrive the Sunsets are a feast! The wonderful magic light that happens at sunset. A glorious few minutes …
Sookie the Labrador Painting After painting Del’s portrait, I thought I’d create a labrador painting of my own dog, Sookie. We tried a few different poses and action shots but in the end, felt that a close up of her face would be best. I chose this inquisitive head tilt as it perfectly expressed her …
Imaginary Faces Abstracted in Ink I recently decided to shake things up a little and experiment and some black Indian Ink. I’ve been painting exclusively in oils and wanted an art material that was immediate. Ink seemed perfect for this purpose. I wanted something waterproof and lightfast. The additional bonus of Indian Ink is that …
Saving Oil Paint Let’s face it oil paints are expensive, but it’s not only the need to save money that drives us to preserve our oil paint, sometimes its out of convenience too. Mixing up that perfect colour can be really time consuming and it can be really troublesome to have to mix it up …
Are you deciding whether a glass palette will work best for your artist practice? Choosing the right oil paint palette from the large range available can take a bit of figuring out. Initially, I fell in love with the idea of a traditional wooden hand-held palette. It looked like a tool a craftsman would use. …
He’s been a few months on my “is it finished/painting in progress shelf”. In a bid to get the balance between the almost there and the almost not portrait, he’s sat patiently waiting for me to just make up my mind. Does he answer the question I originally asked or does he ask a question …
I adored painting both Del despite the grimace from arty friends who think painting a pet portrait is some sort of artistic sin! Del was painted as a very personal thank you to someone who had shown extreme kindness and love to one of my daughters. The painting was sent as a complete surprise and was …
Early in 2018 I was contacted by a charity called Poverty Truth Commision and asked if I could help create an artwork sympathetic and illustrative to their cause. “Nobody” was the result of much contemplation and many, many sketches and reworking and is purely an imagined portrait. Creating a painting solely from imagination is very difficult and hugely challenging …
It’s been a hugely productive week at the easel. Maybe it’s all this early summer sunshine we’re experiencing, maybe it’s the results of good preparation and having absolute defined goals or all of these things combined. Whatever the magic ingredient that has encouraged this week’s artistic endeavours, like Oliver Twist with his little hands on …
My current work in progress is this abstract oil portrait of a boy, as yet, untitled. I have lots of work currently on rotation in my studio at the moment. My Easel is starting to get a bit unhappy with the constant movement. Sometimes, for ease, I just secure a rectangle of hardboard and then …