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"

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"

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"