This is my latest painting and is a first attempt at using Flashe Vinyl paints by @lefrancbourgeoisofficiel. Once again it’s loosely based on the Henri Matisse painting ‘La Joie de Vivre’ as well as David Bomberg”s ‘The Mud Bath’. To be honest, I’m really struggling for a title for this one. I’m tentatively calling it ‘The …
I was delighted to receive this photo of a recently completed painting in situ in a collector’s home! Thanks for your support, J! x
Life drawings 8/11/2020. Still trying to let go of local colour and tight representation and draw/paint faster without thinking too much. Various durations from 5m to 2 hours using combinations of acrylic, ink, soft pastels and graphite. All on A1 paper (59 x 84cm)
Here’s my attempt at painting @melanieblatt in 4 hours in the company of @ingeartist. I’m still trying to loosen up and paint faster than I can think, so ended up going a bit ‘off piste’ with this one. My apologies for any perceived slight… 😬 Brilliant and funny conversation, though, so the time just flew by! Acrylic and …
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Here’s my attempt at painting @therealnihal in 4 hours in the company of @dorianraduart. I must say I found that to be the hardest one yet. I was trying to let go and experiment a bit more, but kept having to wrestle to stop it turning into a caricature. To be honest, I’m not sure I was successful, …
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Life drawings 19/10/20:1) acrylic, ink, soft pastels and chalk (45m);2) acrylic and ink (2 hrs);3) ink, chalk soft pastels (multiple 5m poses);4) ink, charcoal and chalk (30m);(All on A1 paper 85cm x 59cm)
Here’s my attempt at painting @anniemacmanus in 4 hours in the company of @sara.lavelle and the Judgementals. I struggled for a likeness but it was brilliant fun, as always! (Acrylic on panel 61cm x 61cm)Live on @SkyArts Facebook page every Sunday at 10am-2pm UK time, so what are you waiting for? Grab a brush and join in!
This is another attempt to paint faster than I can think (shouldn’t be difficult, right? 🙄😉). It’s a random multiple figure composition which seeks to take inspiration from a diverse range of paintings; Le Joie de Vivre ( Henri Matisse); The Mud Bath (David Bomberg); Las Meninas (Diego Velázquez); La Dejeuner Sur L’herbe (Édouard Manet); …
This is a video of my attempt to make a Cubist-inspired sculpture. It’s formed from a single A4 sheet of copper using a process I tentatively call ‘etch-forming’. The intention is to provide ‘clues’ to the sculpture being a figure but without spelling it out for the viewer. It’s very much based on David Hockney’s …
I’m not sure I’ll ever be a ‘painterly’ painter but am still trying to loosen up my painting. I keep thinking about something Alex Kanevsky said in a workshop; ‘Paint faster than you think.’, so have tried to give it a go with this piece. Painting without thought actually made the activity much more enjoyable …