‘Self 5 (why me?)’ Wet on wet Watercolour. 26 x 33cm © The Artist. I was pretty upset here… the puddles of granulating pigment floating & eddying on the page like tears…i’m not being very flattering to myself am i? But that’s how i felt when I painted it. Indeed painting it was a way…
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PLEIN -AIR WIP: What happens to oil paint in extreme cold & heat
’42° Degrees Centigrade’ 1997 Oil on Gessoed Card approx 30 x 40 cm © The Artist. SOLD What happens to oil paints in sub zero temperatures In answer to Stew’s question, what happens to oil paints in sub zero temperatures, it’s easiest to divide the question into three parts: 1. What happens to the paint…
WIP : Winter Sunset
BTW, WIP = Work in Progress ‘Winter Sunset’ finished state 30 x 40 cm oil on panel © The Artist. 150 € -possibily of taking in sterling or US dollars via Paypal unfinished state Painting in sub-zero temperatures a month ago…finished off in studio, the gradients of light were wrong, there wasn’t such an abrupt…
Monflanquin – Tournon d’Agenais – les villages perchées du Lot & Garonne
‘Monflanquin – Hiver’ 30 x 40 cm (11,8 x 15,7 inches) Oil on Panel © The Artist. 150 € – possibily of taking in sterling GBP & US dollars via Paypal. Wet misty January sunset. les villages perchées du Lot & Garonne Monflanquin est une village perchée du Lot & Garonne = Monflanquin is a…
A Path through the Woods – Plantagenets in southwest France
‘Les Genets Fleuris’ 2008 Oil on Canvas 12 Figure ( 61 x50 cm – 24″ x 19,7″) © The Artist. A VENDRE – contactez moi pour le prix Les Genets Fleuris = Broom in Flower. Plantagenets in southwest France Maybe you know the the story of the name of the Plantagenet (Plantagenêt) dynasty? They were…
‘Mains dans les Poches’ – Marché d’Issigeac
‘Mains dans les Poches’ – Marché d’IssigeacA5© The Artist. Mains dans les poches = hands in the pockets, which is a saying that means not spending, just looking.Here’s another old boy in a berry, one of my neighbours & his dog. Observe that he is wearing no socks inside his plastic clogs. I took this…
NOTAN – Winter Sun – Marché d’Issigeac
‘NOTAN – Winter Sun – Marché d’Issigeac’one half times A5ink© The Artist.150 € / 100 £ UK / 200 US dollars.
Dessin ‘Sur La Vif’ d’un Enfant
C rayon A4 © The Artist. Dessin ‘Sur La Vif’ d’un Enfant = drawing of a child , done ‘on the hoof’, whilst in action.
Val – Christmas Eve
‘Val – Christmas Eve’ graphite pencil, A3 sheet © The Artist. Television helps to turn the necessary blind eye, so that Santa can come down the chimney… The ‘likeness’ part of a portrait. I feel there’s something not quite right about this drawing. The likeness isn’t right. Also, he looks , well, abit deformed as…
a year ago today
detail ‘three months’ Sanguine pencil 40 x 40 cm © The Artist. A year ago today my daughter was born.