Tag: Painters
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Mirk Wood 2 (Richmond Park)
A return at the start of this year to Richmond Park and the area I call Mirk Wood and it saw some New Rules – bigger, more colour, new mediums like the paint sticks, back to oils (sort of), and different butcher types of sketchbooks, sgraffito, and more sculptural ink sketches, very much inspired by…
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Portraits At The Pub 19 – Kate
Last session of the year, and we had Kate sitting for us. As usually a mixture of styles, only did three pieces but luckily all three were keepers. Wasn’t totally happy with the large Neocolor 2 piece ‘Starry Night’ this time, but I liked the face and the wine glass. And another good white on…
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Skyscapes
When I was an art student in the 90’s you’d expect me to have been into Hirts and all that, but I actually was just as much into Monet’s Haystacks and the skyscapes and oil sketches of John Constable. The latter, especially his Cloud Studies and Skyscapes left a very big mark on my psyche…
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Dancing Abstracts
I really love to dance, and it’s one of the things I really missed during lockdown. The clubs have been closed for over a year now, and in a way it was like a church for me. I am only half-joking when I say that disco is my religion…dancing to music takes me out of…
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Life Drawing #46 – Hugh
Otherwise called ‘I can draw if I want to, I can leave my painting behind, cos if I don’t draw, my paintings won’t draw, and they’re no work of mine’. Yes I can draw, it depends on my mood and subject, and whether I am on a ‘back to basics’ kick or not. I think…
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My First Plein Air Oil Painting
When you begin a new medium it’s a bit like completely starting again. Not totally as there is quite often overlap with other media but all your usual techniques don’t usually work. This can be quite refreshing but also quite scary – it’s taking you out of your comfort zone. And then you try and…
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