‘NOTAN – Winter Sun – Marché d’Issigeac’one half times A5ink© The Artist.150 € / 100 £ UK / 200 US dollars.
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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.
Drawing of maternity – massive forms
‘Bibi de Noël’ A3 sheet, grahite pencil © The Artist. Christmas bibi (bottle).Another drawing done ‘sur la vif’ (on the hoof), where you have to grab the essentials of the action because the models are moving & will break pose at any moment. Go for the drama of the pose. The drama, & not so…
As recommended by ‘France’ Magazine
The january 2008 issue of France magazine has recommended us at Chateaux Painting Holidays in France. France magazine is UK number one magazine about France, so it’s nice to have a mention. We also had a large mention in Time Out (London) in 2003, which did an article on us. A good painting holiday should…
Val 19/12/07
Graphite Pencil A3 sheet © The Artist. detail Another drawing with not a good enough likeness. The profile is such a crucial line. The morning after having drawn V. during his evening session of telly watching, I revised this line as I was unhappy with the form of the nose & the bridge through to…
Trees – 1995
‘Trees’ 1995 99 x 48,2 cm (39 x19 inches) © The Artist. Absent from posting these two weeks. I did however get this down from the attic, whilst battling with the leaking roof. Knowing when to stop working on a painting… There’s a whole backlog of unphotographed paintings up there. I did the odd retouch…
Lou Plantou – etude
‘Lou Plantou – étude’ Oil on Canvas paper 8 Figure (36 x 48 cm) © The Artist Sold study = étude yellow vines
2 Rangs de Malbec- finished state
‘2 Rangs de Malbec’ – FINISHED STATE oil on canvas 36 x 48 cm (8F) wip = work in progree alla prima = first take, one session, finished in one go pein-air = sur la motif, sur la vif, on location, on the spot , from observation in the field, sometimes called wrongly called ‘impressionism’…