Thursday 27 March 2014

Bedwyn's Progress - an animated GIF

When I uploaded my in-progress shots for Bedwyn yesterday, something strange happened.

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Bedwyn (The Tree in the Yellow Field)

We were on our way to visit the Crofton Beam Engine near Great Bedwyn when I saw this tree. It looked fabulous against the yellow field. It still looked fabulous when we returned the same way, so I stopped the car and went to take some reference photographs.

It's taken me a few months to get around to painting it, and it went through a few stages over the last week ...

Thursday 20 March 2014

Bear in a Hat

This is an Inktense pencil drawing in which I started with pure linework and added water to spread the colours. I went back with a second layer after the first was dry.

When I looked around for a subject, I found Pecan, the bear (Maple was in hiding), who had recently been given a hat that both children have grown out of. The T-shirt was theirs, too, but longer ago.

Inktense watersoluble pencil on paper, A4

Sunday 16 March 2014

Monday 10 March 2014

LEGO Minifigures 96: Buffalo Soldier

I don't know what the proper name is for this native American, but there seems to be a certain buffaloness about him, and he certainly has the trappings of a warrior.

Saturday 8 March 2014

LEGO Minifigures 95: Wyld Style


One of the stars of the LEGO Movie. Quite a complex character, for a toy.
Acrylic on canvas, 7x7cm
All 7x7cm paintings are £10 exclusive of post and packaging;
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LEGO Minifigures 94: Han Solo


Han Solo from Star Wars.
Acrylic on canvas, 7x7cm
All 7x7cm paintings are £10 exclusive of post and packaging;
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Flights of Fancy

It started with an imaginary sky... two imaginary skies...

#SkyMarch 1 to 7

This month's Twitter art hashtag is #SkyMarch; the idea is to make images that are dominated by the sky. I have been trying to represent the sky as it appeared at some point during each day. Here are the first week's worth of images:

Friday 7 March 2014

Long Rock (Waves)

This is based on a photograph that I took last December (2013) at Long Rock, Marazion, Cornwall. It was (I thought) unusually rough that day for Marazion, which is in a sheltered spot in Mounts Bay. It got significantly worse within a month or two.

Monday 3 March 2014

Bigger LEGO Minifigures: Evil Wizard - SOLD

A second commission on a bigger than usual canvas - this one with added magic sparkle.
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
 SOLD