I spotted an amazing photograph that I hoped to capture in pastels.
John very kindly allowed me to use his photo as reference.
Photo courtesy of John Freeman " jonsfotos"
Monday, 31 December 2018
Kingfisher
I spotted an amazing photograph that I hoped to capture in pastels.
John very kindly allowed me to use his photo as reference.
Photo courtesy of John Freeman " jonsfotos"
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Crow
A little experiment with pencils, white ink and metalic blue paint.
Thanks for the lovely photo reference from Darren Quigley on Pixabay.
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Jumping spider
Not everyone will like this, but I find some spiders are quite beautiful. I quite fancied trying my hand at a spider. Most people at the art group were avoiding coming near whilst I was drawing this.
Sunflowers
This was a small oil where I was trying to keep the painting style loose.
Kingfisher
I thought I would have a go at a kingfisher in pastels on pastelmat.
I couldn't resist trying to capture the beautiful colours of this feathery wonder :)
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Tranquil River
Second attempt to paint something that might suit my lovely gilt frame.
These colours suite the frame much better than the seascape I did a while ago.
I can't wait for it to dry enough to put it in the frame and hang it.
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Winter Glow
A small 9" x 7" snow scene based on a beautiful photo my friend Seb took. Thank you Seb for your outstanding photography skills and allowing me to use your photo as reference!
It was a challenge to get the sunlight coming through the trees, but a great learning experience.
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Barn Owl - Pastels
This is my neighbors beautiful barn owl called Quill.
I hope I've captured Quill's super soft feathers and cheeky personality. Such a gorgeous boy!
I can't wait to get this framed and see if my neighbor thinks I've done Quill justice!
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Goldfinch - Pastel
Stunning bird to try to capture in pastel.
I tried to keep the style similar to a previous work to try to make a matching pair.
Woodland walk - Oil
Based on one of my photographs of the woodland near our village.
Pasture - Oil
This painting was completed over a few weeks at our village art group.
A few friends at the group have an interest in trying oils, so I brought in one of my photographs and with a little of my tuition and guidance we tried to complete our own versions in oils.
Everyone seemed to have lots of fun and we're going to attempt another oil in a few weeks.
American Kestrel - Pastel
This beautiful bird lives next door to us.
Absolutely loved drawing this cheeky little chap who's called Pip.
Summer - Pastel
Tried to capture my friends beautiful dog in pastels.
Those curls were quite a challenge, but lots of fun to do.
Shetalnd Pony - Pastel
This is the second of my friends Shetland Ponies.
Beautiful creatures to try to capture in pastel.
Shetland Pony - pastel
This was one of my friends beautiful Shetland ponies.
I loved the challenge of drawing my first detailed pony.
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