This is my attempt at painting @noel_fielding in 4 hours whilst in the company of @kimberly_klauss. Yet another fantastic conversation with loads of things to mull over. Listening to it was like a meditation on being an artist. Fab! (Acrylic on panel 61cm x 61cm)
Is it wrong to hope that lockdown never ends so that @skyarts don’t ever stop running #PAOTW? It’s such great fun! This is my attempt at painting @willyoungofficial in 4 hours whilst being gobsmacked by the incredible speed and skill of @hoookart. I really struggled to get a likeness with this one, but Will was an absolute hoot to listen to, …
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Woo hoo!! I’m absolutely thrilled to have been awarded third place on @skyarts Portrait Artist of the Week for my drawing of @robbierinder in the company of @garethreidart the other week! Huge thanks to @katebryan_art, @taishanschierenberg and @kathleen.soriano for picking me and for their generous comments about my work! Now feeling greatly encouraged… Congratulations to @laura_wenman for 2nd place, and to @catherinemacdiarmid for coming 1st with their lovely pieces!
(Belated post…) I should have been working on a commission (sorry Tony!), but thought I’d have a go at a self-portrait for @mallgalleries #mallgalleriesdrawsourselves event. It was a bit of a rush in 1.5 hours, but good fun nonetheless! P.S. I’m not wearing eyeliner. I was just a bit heavy-handed around the eyes…
Here’s my attempt at drawing @robbierinder in 4 hours whilst watching @garethreidart on #skyarts/#artistoftheyear ‘Portrait Artist of the Week’ live Facebook feed. Really enjoyed this one! Gareth gave a real masterclass on portraiture and even attempted to persuade Judge Rinder to hold a useful three-quarter view (without success, to be honest!) Still, Robert had a fascinating, sculptural face which was great …
This is a video of a maquette for a potential commission I’ve been working on of ‘The Crucified Christ’. It was inspired by the ‘Visual Perception and the Brain’ course presented by Professor Dale Purves on Coursera.org, which led me to wrestle with the idea of ‘The Inverse Problem as it relates to Optics’. It’s …
Here’s my second attempt at painting @rankinarchive after watching @mimma_art on #skyarts/#artistoftheyear Portrait Artist of the Week’ Facebook feed. Thanks to all involved. Can’t wait for the next one! (Oil on panel 61cm x 61cm)#myPAOTW #portrait #portrait #portraitartist #livedemo #oilpainting #skyarts #rankin #practicepracticepractice #paletteknifepainting #impasto #andydobbieart
Here’s my attempt at painting @rankinarchive in 4 hours whilst watching @mimma_art on #skyarts/#artistoftheyear Portrait Artist of the Week’ Facebook feed. Thanks to all involved. Can’t wait for the next one! (Oil on panel 61cm x 61cm)
Here’s my attempt at painting Bernadine Evaristo (@bernadineevaristowriter) in 4 hours whilst watching Duncan Shoesmith (@d__shoo) on #skyarts/#artistoftheyear Portrait Artist of the Week’ Facebook feed. Thanks to all involved. Can’t wait for the next one! (Oil on canvas board 60cm x 60cm)
That was so much fun!! Here’s my attempt at painting Akram Khan (@akramkhancompany) whilst watching @christabelblackburn do it properly on @skyarts/@artistoftheyear ‘ live ‘Portrait Artist of the Week’ Facebook feed. It sounds like it’s going to be a regular thing during isolation. 10am (UK) Sundays on the Live section of Sky TV’s Facebook page. Thanks to all involved. Can’t …