New Drawing: Self-isolated portrait as Laocoön
New Drawing: Self-isolated portrait as Laocoön. Graphite and stump work on paper (50.5cm x 75cm)
Sketch: Bacchus and Ariadne (after Titian)
Graphite on paper (63.5cm x 59.5cm)
New Painting: Self, isolated
New painting: “Self, isolated” (oils and marble dust on wooden panel 61cmx 61cm). Would you believe it’s supposed to be a self portrait? It’s inspired by the Laocoön sculpture and by Picasso’s painting of ‘Woman dressing her hair‘, and is an attempt to sum up the feelings of claustrophobia and depersonalisation brought about by the …
Representation by The Savion Gallery
I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to say that I’m now represented by the stunning Savion Gallery in beautiful Savannah, Georgia in the USA! My sincere thanks to Simon and his team.
New Painting: Evidence of Objects
This is a new painting based on a 2018 painting titled ‘Seated Nude II’, so thinking of calling it ‘Seated Nude II’ (Redux). Whilst painting it I was thinking of a (Wayne Thiebaud?) quote (heard on the Savvy Painter Podcast?); ‘Shadows aren’t objects, but they are evidence of objects’ (or something to that effect). It …
New drawing: Isolation
New drawing: Isolation (charcoal on paper 59cm x 59cm), based on a recent life drawing.
New Painting: The Mona Lisa
This is a new painting based on the Mona Lisa. (Flashe vinyl on canvas 43cm X 62.5cm)
New Painting: The Space Between Us II
This is a new painting based on a recent sketch ‘The Space Between Us II‘. (Acrylic on canvas 83.5cm x 59cm)
Life Drawings 30/11/20
Life drawings 30/11/2020. (1) acrylic, ink, pastel 2 hours; (2) graphite 1 hour; (3) pastel 30 mins. All on A1 paper (59 x 84cm)