On The Easel

Oil on canvas 21 cm x 18 cm

I come across some really old Cornishware props and used the nice blue jug with the complementary coloured oranges. I'm about two and a half hours into a still life and on the home straight. I think I'll leave it here for now as I'm starting to wane... it's best to come back and have another go if this is the case.

Painting Class; Using a Palette Knife.

Working from a painting by Julian Merrow Smith

As requested by some students I’ve uploaded a picture to study and recreate; the computer image is always going to be better than the photocopied version, especially with my printer.

Complete the whole picture using a palette knife; only use a brush to soften edges and lay down the shadow on the road. Remember to set a time limit when working from images to avoid overworking them.

Mixed Media Demo

Charcoal, ink, acrylic and wax.

Mixed media demonstration went well with the group of painters in Southport. Hers the collage seascape from the night.

Mixed Media Collage

Mixed Media Landscape

Cape Cornwall

Mousehole

I'm giving a demonstration with mixed media on Monday evening for the Southport Art Club. It’s easy to forget the joy of experimenting with different materials where the outcome is secondary to the exploration. Acrylics, ink, charcoal and wax were used using some old sketchbooks and paintings I did around Cape Cornwall and Mousehole

Lemon

10 cm x 12 cm oil on canvas paper

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Using Acrylic Like Watercolour

I've been playing with the acrylics and using them like watercolour to get into the swing of things for an upcoming article for the Leisure Painter. I did a copy of a recent still life in oils I did, ‘Pomegranate and Grapes’, and brightened up the backdrop.