A brush with time
I love painting, infact I am never happier than when I’m painting. But you can have too much of a good thing, even when its… Read More »A brush with time
Put me on hold til then
With a flourish, the artist signed her name, content in the fact that the painting, infact this most difficult of difficult paintings, was completed. She… Read More »Put me on hold til then
Snow stopped play
I love twilight, its my favourite time of the day, when the golden afternoon light goes hazy and starts to turn to the purple night. But, with… Read More »Snow stopped play
Would you like to come up and see my etchings ?
Its an old English joke – or at least it used to be when I was a teenager, that if you said to someone “Would… Read More »Would you like to come up and see my etchings ?
Hello come on in and take your clothes off
He contacted me a few weeks ago with regard to me drawing him and his wife, in the nude (them, not me!). They wanted a… Read More »Hello come on in and take your clothes off
That was the word I was looking for
Having spent a lot of Friday drawing out the last part of the working drawing for the “obscure as it is obvious” picture, I was… Read More »That was the word I was looking for
Obscurely emerging and starting to breathe fire
The “obscure as it is obvious” picture that I wrote about a couple of posts ago is slowly coming together. I now have the concept,… Read More »Obscurely emerging and starting to breathe fire
Why do I feel like I’ve let the world down?
Yesterday when it was so gloriously sunny I went for a walk. A muddy walking boots over rolling fields sort of walk, as its always a… Read More »Why do I feel like I’ve let the world down?
Dropping the spade to reach back to the stars
Someone told me a few years ago that if you’re digging a hole for yourself, then stop the digging. But, others advise that if you… Read More »Dropping the spade to reach back to the stars
Sweet and very eagerly anticipated
Some pictures are more special than others, and this is one of them! 🙂 Ever since I painted this sexy picture last year I knew how… Read More »Sweet and very eagerly anticipated
As obscure as it is obvious
I’ve done some tricky pictures in the past, but I think this one may be the trickiest so far….. The client wants me to paint… Read More »As obscure as it is obvious
Glowing interiors composed to perfection
It was nice to actually get to the workshop this time, the last one was cancelled due to a heavy fall of snow and concerns… Read More »Glowing interiors composed to perfection
Sell or return empty handed
Some months ago I came to an arrangement with a business, that I would put some pictures on their wall. Its an arrangement that I’ve… Read More »Sell or return empty handed
Abstracting the secret code
One of my blog posts from a few weeks ago has sparked off an interesting conversation, which has led to a meeting this week to discuss… Read More »Abstracting the secret code
Waiting, putting the poised pencil to one side
Its been a strange week, not helped that I am slightly out of sorts through tooth problems and being on antibiotics. Oh joy, no alcohol.… Read More »Waiting, putting the poised pencil to one side