Well, I’m happy. And Fitzy’s happy. So, that’s good then isn’t it!? The pictures are finished. The “Tarse” and “Fitzy Living flame”. And they look good together, I’m happy to say, so that last week of me brightening tiny areas of colour, increasing tone, and keep putting the two paintings side by side to see […]
Well Fitzy’s Living Flame painting is coming on nicely. I’m really pleased with the figure, and think I’ve added some more excitement to the painting than was in the original working painting that I did a few weeks ago. All to the good! But I also have to consider the “flame” part of the painting, […]
After all these weeks of working on it, I cay say the magic words – “Its finished!” There’s a good feeling of achievement, of a job well done, of reaching the goals I’d set myself. To produce a picture of Fitzy’s “fantasy willie” so that it doesn’t look immediately like what it actually is, to […]
Not only have I got Fitzys two commissions to do at the moment, I also have a local art exhibition coming up next week – its with the Ashby Guild of Artists at the village hall in Ticknall, South Derbyshire, if anyone is interested, is in the area, and wants to come along. It runs […]
I’ve been working diligently on the working painting for Fitzy’s “Fantasy willie” painting, and last week I sent him the image for his feedback which I want to be favourable before I start the painting proper on canvas, as he has requested. But after I sent it I felt I wasn’t totally happy with it. […]
The people who commissioned the portrait of the horse”Elliot” came to pick the painting up this week. I had met them before when I went to take the photos of Elliot, but that was at their house. And they wanted to come to my house to collect the painting, as it is a surprise and […]
Fitzy knew when we agreed the two paintings that I’m currently doing for him that if I had other deadline commissions, that they would take precedence over the timing for his artwork, and was happy with that possibility. The only reason I said it was because I knew the artwork that I’m doing for Fitzy […]
After starting the working painting for Fitzy the other week, and not being entirely happy with it, I re-started the second “working painting” soon after and was able to finish it this week. So, since I was happy with it, I now hoped that he would be! So, I sent him the image and awaited […]
I’ve been working diligently on Fitzys painting, and am delighted that the second working painting is progressing well now I’ve worked out more or less what I need to do…….! It helps!!!!! LOL It still needs some more work doing on it but at least its going positively in the right direction! I’ve not shown […]
Since Fitzy and I discussed the “living flame” style of picture I’m going to paint of him I’ve been itching to get started on it, and thought it would be easy enough since I’ve already done one, and done it only a few months ago, so the technique of it is still fresh in my […]
It was good to finally meet Fitzy this week after many emails back and forth and a few phone calls inbetween. I’d got a clearish few of him as a person, and a clear idea of what artwork he wanted from me, and a feeling about his thoughts regarding it. And I knew he was […]
I was going to say “Happy second blog birthday”, but I’ve only got one blog, and “happy blog” sounds a bit overly joyful, so its “happy second birthday blog”, whatever a happy second is – well, one way or another, you’ve got the drift – I’ve been writing my blog for two years now! Yay!!! […]