This is the first opportunity I have had in a while to post some completed artwork on my blog. There are periods in life when you just don’t get to do everything you love all of the time, and unfortunately … Continue reading New Artwork – Ready To Eat
Together is another of my white on black series of paintings using coloured pencils. I have used the same brands of pencils as I used for both ‘Little Lottie’ & ‘Nellie’ paintings which you can see on my website. White on … Continue reading New Artwork – Coloured Pencil Wildlife Art
Polished Pebbles is another piece of work that I have completed using my Icarus heated painting board. Using wax based media on this board is wonderful. Blending with a pure wax stick once you have built up the level of pigment you … Continue reading Polished Pebbles
Nellie is another piece of work using white coloured pencils on black paper. After producing my other piece of work entitled Little Lottie I wanted to explore a different subject matter which would require different methods applying the pencil to portray … Continue reading Nellie in white coloured pencil
I’m absolutely loving creating white images at the moment, and this is a first for me in that it’s my first portrait on black paper. This is a painting of a friend’s daughter called Lottie. When I saw the photograph, … Continue reading Little Lottie
This artwork was one of my most experimental pieces so far. Using my Icarus Heated Painting Board, invented by inventor & artist Ester Roi, I used wax based media including wax based coloured pencils to lay pigment onto Strathmore paper. … Continue reading New Artwork – Leaves & Pebbles on Icarus Heated Painting Board
New Experimental Work In Progress The last two months have been exceptionally busy. Participating in the local Arts In Redditch Pop Up Gallery, and opening my studio at the same time was a little hectic to say the least. But … Continue reading Icarus Painting Board & Wax Based Media
Finally it’s finished! This painting has taken me many hours to complete, mainly due to the long layering process needed in coloured pencil to avoid the ‘crayon’ look associated with childrens colouring pencils. If you have not been following my progress on … Continue reading New Artwork – Amur Leopard
Finally I have some time to relax, and what do I decide to do? Well it has been nearly 32° here in Neuvic in the Dordogne today, and I’ve never been very good at sitting out in the sun. So … Continue reading New Portfolio Work In Progress Page
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