Anglesey Seascape: Day 2

This is day two of painting a view of Anglesey, after the first day’s work has dried. Previously, I had left the work with some of the sea painted, and none of the foreground. The centre of the foreground stayed

Anglesey Seascape: Day 1

As Christmas approached, I managed to get a commission for an introduction made by a client, and in the process nearly pulled off the finest practical joke in my history of slow-burn amusement. Last year, a certain beloved client of

Seascape with Castle

Over the first week of July, I had a student in my tender care. We went through a lot of charcoal, as I moved her from line drawing towards tonal work. The good thing about tone is that it leaves

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

Cezanne’s Forest: Day 3

Today’s challenge was all about balance. The bright jumble of warm colours to the left of the tree needs something strong enough to set it off, on the right which is the sunward side. It required several warm greens, and