Bedwyn's Progress - an animated GIF

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

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 ...

Not Quite Lulworth

Oil on canvas board, 5 x 7"
08 November 2013

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

#SkyMarches on...

The next instalment of #skymarch is ten days strong...

Blue and White Balloons

A friend is organising a charity event and I offered her a painting for a raffle prize.

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.

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;
please contact me if you would like to buy one

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:

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.

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