More charcoal with a bronze acrylic ground. A3. 16 May 2022
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The White Scarf
Fabric study: the white scarf. 50×40 acrylic on canvas. 2 June 2022
Charcoal Manspreading
A3 Charcoal and water. 11 May 2022
Iris Apfel
Such an icon! A4 acrylic and collage on canvas board. March 2022
Mother & Baby
I’ve been thinking a lot about #mothersanddaughters these last few days. Such a precious bond. A3 pastel on grey ground. #fabercastell #unisoncolour
My Beloved
So… Chris asked for a portrait for his birthday. A tall order since it is impossible to capture the effortless elegance and wide, warm smile of my beautiful husband. Here he is, pictured with a glass “half full rather than half empty” (with bubbles), in his hallmark red T-shirt and next to his favourite flowers.Continue reading “My Beloved”
All about the eyes
I have a bad habit of wanting to be in control of where the colour goes, which means that watercolour holds many challenges for me. This was an attempt at an A2 watercolour portrait which went horribly wrong in the middle (almost binned it) and then went sort of right again. A good lesson inContinue reading “All about the eyes”
September
Painting for me is all about recording life’s magic moments, like sharing a cup of tea in the garden with my daughter and dogs, talking about love, life and dahlias. This one was painted on a recycled canvas which makes for an interesting texture and a nice depth of paint.
Phoenix
A3 acrylic on canvas board
Steve
A4 gouache