Thursday 22 February 2018

Still Life with charcoal


This was more an exercise in learning how to use charcoal pencils rather than creating a still life!! Having now learnt how messy it can be it has not deterred me from exploring the use of pencils in the future once I have more time to spend on my art and I have cleared up the current mess I made with this one [thank you Ben Nicholson once again!!].



 

The backboard was undercoated in texture medium then dry brush painted before the shapes were created with medium and hard charcoal pencils.

Set behind glass in a shallow wood box frame finished in white - 29" x 21" x 2"

Thursday 15 February 2018

Lyme Regis revisted

With time for my art at a premium I have been turning back the clock and working on a piece which was a style that I created almost at the beginning of my new career. The style and pieces I created back in 2009 were well received and I was fortunate to sell each piece which left me with very little to refer to. I had always thought that I had abandoned the style a little too soon and look forward to developing it further with what I hope to be a little more ability acquired since 2009!!!

A funny but satisfying experience in trying to remember just how I did them and I am pleased with this 2018 version.

Lyme Regis 2018



Various paints on board and set behind glass in my trademark shallow box frame and the framed piece measures 29" x 23" x 2"

Wednesday 7 February 2018

On the wall in February 2018

Some of you are aware that I am currently on 'other duties' rather than working in the studio - to this end I thought I would list the pieces of completed artworks which are available for purchase.


Scott Blue Still Life - SOLD



Various paint on stretched canvas set in a real wood natural finish floating frame the framed piece measures 44" x 33" x 2.5"


'Order and Chaos'




Various paints on board set behind glass in a real wood box frame finished in chalky white paint - the framed piece measures 33" x 25" x 2"


White Relief  1/18


Hand cut board laminated in relief style and set in a real wood natural finish box frame behind glass the framed piece measures 29" x 23" x 2"


Breaking the Edge - SOLD


Various paints on canvas board set in a wood box frame behind glass finished in chalky white paint  the framed piece measures 22" x 18" x 2"


Scott Still Life


Set behind glass in a wood swept frame finished in chalky white paint - the framed piece measures 30" x 25" x 2.5"


Branksome Beach




Set behind glass in a real wood shallow box frame finished in off white - the framed pieces measures 29" x 23" x 2"


Pollock II - SOLD



Set behind glass in a real wood swept frame finished in black with inside gold detail - the overall piece measures 31" x 26" x 2"


Lulworth View I


Set behind glass in a real wood frame finished in chalky white - the overall framed piece measures 33" x 25" x 2"