This weeks painting creation begins with the graphite image, and you can just make out the masking has begun in ernest. And now for a spot of colour, shaped by cling film. A bit more colour as the inks come into play. That wall on the right is very pink and, due to a printing …
So, this weeks work in progress is an alley leading to St James’s on Piccadilly. First we have the masked image. It’s a bit faint but you can make out the spire in the centre and the rows of buildings leading to it. Here’s the colour coming into play, and the shape of the spire …
The Haymarket corner painting was well travelled bfore it was finished. I started it in the Studio and had every intention of completing it there. Then I received a call from Anne Blankson Hemens of the Society of Women Artists asking if I could stand in for one of their demonstrators who was unwell and …
This little gem of a canal is in the heart of Manchester – or is it Salford? I’d better check. Yep, it’s Manchester. This is the progress of the painting of Castlefields Basin. I love canals, I grew up near the Rochdale Canal and it was always a go to place. Even though there was …
The Royal Opera House painting was an ambitions project. First there was the size and the level of detail in the image chosed. As usual with these types of projects, breaks are frequent as eye strain is a potential issue. Particularly at the masking level, as you can see in this detail below. Another issue …
Transforming a blank page is the essence of art. All of my creations begin with white paper, and Battersea Reflections painting is no different. We join the process after the image is on the paper and the masking is well underway. You can just make out the masking as the dirty yellow marks. Mostly I …
