Portraits

SkyArts Portrait Artist of the Week – Melanie Blatt

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SkyArts-PAOTW- -Melanie-Blatt

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 ink on panel 61cm x 61cm)

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SkyArts Portrait Artist of the Week – Nihal Arthanayake

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SkyArts-PAOTW- -Nihal-Arthanayake

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, but what a great way to spend 4 hours! Soft pastel, ink, chalk, charcoal and acrylic on panel 61cm x 61cm)

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Latest Commission: Christ Cubified

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Christ Cubified (Oil on Panel 75cm x 50cm)

Finally finished my latest commission, ‘Christ Cubified’ (oil on panel 75cm x 50cm). My sincere thanks to Tony for setting me such a challenging theme and for his patience in awaiting its completion!
#oilpainting #paletteknife #geometricart #cubism #cubified #fragments #planesofthefigure #flatnessversusdepth #2dsculpture #crucifixion #jesus #christ #christcrucified #stainedglassart #stainedglass #commission #angleseyartist #ynysmôn #northwalesartists #andydobbieart

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SkyArts Portrait Artist of the Week – Noel Fielding

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SkyArts PAOTW Noel Fielding (Acrylic on Board 61cm x 61cm)

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)

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SkyArts Portrait Artist of the Week – Will Young

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SkyArts PAOTW Will Young (Oil on Board 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, and Christian had some really fascinating things to say about being an artist. Just love this program! (Oil on panel 61cm x 61cm)

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3rd Place in SkyArts Portrait Artist Of The Week

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SkyArts-PAOTW-Judge-Rinder- rd-Place

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!

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SkyArts Portrait Artist of the Week 4

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SkyArts-Portrait-Artist-of-the-Week- -Entry-Judge-Rinder

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 fun to draw. Thanks to all involved. So glad there’s going to be another one! Sundays 10am to 2pm (UK time). (Charcoal and chalk on panel 61cm x 61cm)

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