From a photograph taken at the Alhambra in Granada. A3 watercolour on Stonehenge hot pressed.
Category Archives: portrait
Kathleen and David
Taken from a very old black and white photo, this one is my paternal grandmother, Kathleen Phillips, neé Bartlett, holding her grandson, David Price in her back garden at 1 Hawkhurst Villas, affectionately known in the family as 1HV. A3 with an ink outline and watercolour.
Mum at Porthgwidden
Continuing to experiment with watercolour, this is an A3 portrait of my Mum staring at the sea from inside the Porthgwidden Cafe.
Portrait in a Foreign Pallete
A great exercise in copying another painter’s palette, thanks to my inspiring teacher, Lorella Tudor. A3, gouache.
My First Exhibition!
Along with dozens of local artists my work featured in an exhibition curated by the Amelia Centre in Tunbridge Wells. It was good to see my work on the wall – and lots of other amazing pieces too! You’ve seen this one before: it’s my lovely hubby in Amsterdam at the Van Gogh Museum. A4Continue reading “My First Exhibition!”
Polly in 4
Following on from the excellent Matt Murphy abstract watercolour course, an attempt to paint a watercolour portrait using only 4 pre-mixed hues, with a waterproof ink outline. A3.
Have you seen a ghost?
Using a mix of pencils and pastels on A3 taken from an old photo. Enjoyable process
Linocut
Experimenting with linocut. Same image, different media.
Pensive?
December 2024: Confined to barracks for a couple of days while Mr P shakes off some germs. Finally, some time to get my paints out again. It was supposed to be in response to @taishanschierenberg ‘s portrait masterclass on @artistoftheyear but it doesn’t look anything like his demo! This one is A3 gouache on Strathmore.
Alison Hindley
Continuing my series of ‘power portraits’ of inspirational women who have had breast cancer, this drawing of my dear friend, Alison, is A3, coloured pencil.
Dawn Waldron Art 