Search results for: “oils”
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Emerald Green Twins – Richmond Oils
Back in September and indeed early October I travelled up to Richmond Park quite a lot – as you can see from the previous drawings and watercolours I’ve posted. They were distractions from the main idea which was to do oils of the trees there as part of the Dead Tree Series, which I did…
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First Oils from Life (Kate’s Life Drawing #1)
Kate is an artist I’ve met via my usual life drawing sessions. A couple of weeks ago she kindly setup a life session in her studio for some of the gang to have a longer session which meant I could paint and do my first oils from life – there simply isn’t time in the…
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Oils
I’ve recently started exploring oil painting, en plein air and portraits. These are just the final pieces, you can find work in progress, underpainting shots and more info here. My inspirations are rather obviously Van Gogh, fauvists and impressionists, as well as the action painters. I’ve been exploring using Liquin to speed up drying and…
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My First Self Portrait in Oils
When the weather isn’t good enough for painting dead trees I have been experimenting with a medium I did once in my ‘A’ level then never touched again – oil painting. I need to be able to work all year round, and maybe get commissions so oil painting is a massive scary new frontier for…
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Canela 2: Chinoiserie & Climate Change
I didn’t catch the name of this model from the second session I attended at Canela Cafe, it was themed in a Chinoiserie / Oriental style, with a kimono, Chinese wall hangings and a large Chinese vase. I was the only one who drew the vase according to Luis, who runs the sessions. He posed…