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The progession of a painting

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As requested I started a piece today based closely on a previous painting of a herd of stags. This one was to include poppies. The finished product was quite abstract, after I started with a different intention. Along the way I took a few pictures (bad quality… using an Iphone camera..) Here is the process in pictures 🙂     Here I outlined the basics, found where I wanted the deers to be positioned and set the base tone.     A bit more life to it…     Finished product. Tell me what you think 🙂

Charging Bulls

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Here is a very large scale piece I did for a local Tapas Bar called The Bowl Full in Lincoln. The request was to paint a scene of stampeding, charging bulls from a face first view. A challenge in itself as nobody seems to have been able to get close enough in front of a herd of charging bulls to take a photograph! So working from imagination as much as possible I took to the job with an enthusiastic approach and a very loose hand. In order to portray strength and power in abundance I applied the paints with the same physical, expressive strokes myself (a technique I researched relentlessly towards my dissertation for my degree) and hoped that what came across was the same urgency, movement and power to compliment charging bulls. This piece is now installed in its new home The Bowl Full 🙂

Stag in a Forest

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As part of my plan to make up for my neglegance of this website I need to update my own artwork with that of 2012. After taking part in 3 Artist Markets on Steep Hill in Lincoln, I have done plenty more pieces, some fast small images and some large scale paintings. I have been creating work via commissions, made to order, and by request. These will all be uploaded to the ‘my work’ section.  

Timed sketching

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In order to keep my representation of perspective and detail in tact, I have been practicing with timed sketches. Giving myself 60 seconds to sometimes 10 seconds to not only find the subject on the spot but draw it too. I find the outcome never fails to surprise me. Obviously the drawings as a whole are not works of art, but I find there are sections within the drawings that I love, yet could not possibly recreate because of the speed, spontaneity and completely momentary situation. This makes for good practice and sometimes, good inspiration. One sketch can lead to a tangent.

Mixed media, jumbled mess

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After finally getting re-equipped with some basic art materials as a result of my post-moving clear out, I have begun the sketch for my first large scale painting in quite a long time. I am not expecting to bang out any masterpieces, just merely blow away the cobwebs.  Inspiration: mixed media, jumbled mess. Subject however, completely random… I always find myself not trying to enhance the piece but trying to follow the guidelines for the composition that I set out in my head. For some reason unknown to me, I know where I want a dark patch, and I know where I want to express delicacy.. I seem to know this and apply this without considering fully what exactly I am trying to paint/draw. This makes for frustrating work. A few hours down the line and I have myself a foundation for my piece. I am now stopping for the night! I have ideas for improvement. (Whether to tone it down or make it bolder however I don’t yet know!) If I were to carry on for another …