Portraits At The Pub 26 - Mason | Tim Baker | Watercolour Paintings, Drawings & Acrylic Artworks

Mason (detail), Portraits At The Pub, Tempera Paint Sticks, A3 Canson XL Sketchbook.

Portraits At The Pub 26 – Mason

Mason is a Kingston University first year art student and he posed for us last week at Portraits At The Pub. He had a cyber/goth/alternative look going on, and with the lit candle and balloons (!) it was a mix of Interview With A Vampire, Mad Max and Top of the Pops circa 1984! Certainly had a sort of birthday party vibe, hence the title of one of the pieces – and a reference to the band also 😉

Mason, Portraits At The Pub, Watercolour and Fountain Pen, A4 Studio 35% Cotton Sketchbook.

Mason, Portraits At The Pub, Fountain Pen and wash, A4 Flat White Sketchbook. — Mason, Portraits At The Pub, Watercolour and Fountain Pen, A4 Studio 35% Cotton Sketchbook.

Firstly we have the ink and watercolour pieces, the one on the right was the first and then the, balloon one below then the watercolour – I think the balloon one almost tells a story of someone alone on their birthday. Proud of that drawing, it’s a good representation and has an interesting mood. Can you tell I was obsessed by the balloons? And the sunglasses and the fabric – anything reflective, shiny or folds of fabric is something I get obsessively attracted to drawing or painting.

As you can tell, the overload of folds in the shirt became a problem, because I wanted to draw those and nothing else….but there simply wasn’t time.

The Birthday Party. Mason, Portraits At The Pub, Fountain Pen and wash, A4 Flat White Sketchbook.

Mason (5 minutes), Portraits At The Pub, Tempera Paint Sticks, A3 Canson XL Sketchbook.

And then as is traditional we have the tempera paint stick pieces – a 5 minute piece at the end, and the larger piece for 25 minutes. I actually was going to abandon the featured piece becauase I was initially not happy with the drawing of the face, and do several pieces in that time. I’m glad I kept with it….it looks a bit like MacKenzie Crook?