Thumbnails: Watercolour Sketchbook
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Series: The Madness of the Bird King
Over the past fortnight I have been working on an exciting project, illustrating The Madness of the Bird King for James Knight. This is a post about how the concept grew, and a bit about how I see the subject,
Series: The Madness of the Bird King
Over the past fortnight I have been working on an exciting project, illustrating The Madness of the Bird King for James Knight. This is a post about how the concept grew, and a bit about how I see the subject,
Blooming Huge Blue Glass Still Life: Day 15
Over the past few weeks, I have been painting one particular canvas blue. It has appeared on this blog before, but the slow creeping of the paint over the surface was not particularly interesting. Days 5-14 were mostly ‘painted more
Blooming Huge Blue Glass Still Life: Day 15
Over the past few weeks, I have been painting one particular canvas blue. It has appeared on this blog before, but the slow creeping of the paint over the surface was not particularly interesting. Days 5-14 were mostly ‘painted more
Sketching at the Sidgewick
I have the good fortune to live close to a museum of casts, some of which are valuable antiques in their own right. Casts do not move, and it is easy to select one with an interesting pose or anatomy
Sketching at the Sidgewick
I have the good fortune to live close to a museum of casts, some of which are valuable antiques in their own right. Casts do not move, and it is easy to select one with an interesting pose or anatomy
Lady in a Landscape: Day 2
The second day’s work on Whiskey (she’s on the rocks) did not go well. In fact, this post is about day three, which was a day of painting I did not scrub out. The second day of painting left me
Lady in a Landscape: Day 2
The second day’s work on Whiskey (she’s on the rocks) did not go well. In fact, this post is about day three, which was a day of painting I did not scrub out. The second day of painting left me
Lady in a Landscape: Day 1
I really really admire the high classical era, in which it seemed that the ideal of a painter was to make something look like life, but a little bit better. This year I am hoping to have a show with
Lady in a Landscape: Day 1
I really really admire the high classical era, in which it seemed that the ideal of a painter was to make something look like life, but a little bit better. This year I am hoping to have a show with
Cezanne’s Forest: Day 5
This was the last day’s painting, where everything had to come together. The darkness over on the left has to give way to light, bight colours on the right. The only thing that was depressing was that a heart-shaped lump
Cezanne’s Forest: Day 5
This was the last day’s painting, where everything had to come together. The darkness over on the left has to give way to light, bight colours on the right. The only thing that was depressing was that a heart-shaped lump
Cezanne’s Forest: Day 4
This was another cold day at the office, during which I sat out at the front and kept the shop open instead of vanishing to shiver. Being unable to see sunlight, I painted it instead. The bright colours on the
Cezanne’s Forest: Day 4
This was another cold day at the office, during which I sat out at the front and kept the shop open instead of vanishing to shiver. Being unable to see sunlight, I painted it instead. The bright colours on the
A Discussion: Strength and Outline in the Nude
To the left, and immediately making this post NSFW, is a nude. This is a stock photograph, but I think it is a very good base painting or drawing.
A Discussion: Strength and Outline in the Nude
To the left, and immediately making this post NSFW, is a nude. This is a stock photograph, but I think it is a very good base painting or drawing.