Random pics drawn at college

Sheep Skull

16x12" Oil on canvas

Well I eventually reached tipping point this evening and decided I had to paint something. I am gearing up for more landscape painting this year, but in the meantime decided to get ball rolling with a still life.

I also want to start using blog as a journal, so I can try and learn from my paintings as I go along.

This is my first go at using ultra simple pallet, cad yellow, aliz crimson, ultramarine blue and white. Colour unity is one thing that has worked in this painting. However Colours are far from being spot on. everything tinted pink! Aliz crimson v strong at tinting.

Main reflections: wasn't really happy with composition from outset!....boring horizontals, aren't very inspiring. Tonally its working quite well, although working in gloom made difficult to really move beyond about 4 degrees of tone. Got a bit fussy at the end....should have left it.

spend more time on composition & planning, simplify tones.....mix up main colours in advance.

Still, good to produce something!

Ipswich Docks

I have recently found a great site called Urban Sketchers. Artists from all over the world post there sketches of their home towns. Its a great site with some great artists on. It has inspired me to make some sketches of Ipswich, Suffolk. Here is a view of the docks, there is a lot of construction happening there, should be good when they finish.

Paracetamol

Slightly hungover this weekend! - good old paracetamol to the rescue!

Eye in the mirror

Bananas

Fruit Bowl

Buddha

Here's a couple of studies of a buddha statue I have had for years. First one is a long study and then second a much more gestural approach, trying to capture the essence of the pose.

Straight Lines, Cubes & Free hand perspective

Under The Orwell Bridge

By The Orwell

The Old Tolly Cobbold Brewery

Searching Online

Surfing the net

Art Class

Art Class - working on sketchbooks

Having a Chat

Couple of women having a chat