Archive for January 2018
first real attempt at portrait work
The wife..Brave thing to try & do.
Read MoreDeer photographing days on Exmoor
Spend lot time photographing Deer for reference on Exmoor. Here are some the images I take
Read MoreLatest drawing progress.
I tend to sit on sofa in evenings as well as having on going painting upstairs. This is start made while on stall yesterday. Sales were good too for time year as place so empty. Finished Owl
Read MoreLets go…Leopard….
Inspired by TV program about big cats…Lovely blue sky back ground & Leopard in full flight…Lets see if ican add some speed to it over coming weeks…..! Just get some paint slapped in there….. Eyes not going too bad Starting to get face together a bit Actually thought spots were going be biggest problem…But so…
Read MoreMarket days..
In effort to get my work out there do few local markets. This is at Tiverton. Can be bit of hard slog as people dont really go to markets looking for art. Just looking to buy cheap pants….But few craft stalls. It’s good fun if not a little cold. I sit there drawing on what…
Read MoreStretcher frame making & canvas stretching
I make all my own stretcher frames from scratch. Not that hard to stretch canvases once you done few. Pretty satisfying to do your own canvases.
Read MoreMy latest work, the lion – how it came together
I have drawn a few tigers in me time, but not many lions. It took me a bout 2 weeks to get right. Here it is through the stages…
Read MoreBe More Interesting…..
…That is the advice from a video I have just watched on marketing for artists. I don’t know much about marketing myself. My skill is creating the art not selling it, but as an artist I know I need to get better at selling. As an artist who is just starting out, it is daunting…
Read MoreLarking about on the beach
A random collection of walks out along the Northam burrows at Westward Ho! Our Cocker Spaniel Reggie! A small spider crab washed up on the sand Carrying the dog through the prickels, poor sod didn’t want to go any further.
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