With a few hours to spare today I thought I’d attempt the production of a semi-festive, seasonal painting. I don’t know why poinsettias are so closely related to Christmas (perhaps some research might have been in order here) but accepting that they are, I felt they’d make a good subject for a quickie. The most…
Tag: Still Life
Some Shrivelled-up Old Leaves
I recently painted a study of some clementines (Leafy Clementines in a Plastic Punnet). After the clementines were consumed (tasty in theory but enjoyment hindered by an annoyingly large quantity of pips) I kept the leaves to one side, thinking they would make a good subject for an oil study. I was attracted to their…
Leafy Clementines in a Plastic Punnet
I’ve been researching aspects of the working methods of Cézanne and Renoir recently, in preparation for two of my art workshops. A plastic punnet of leafy clementines caught my eye in the kitchen yesterday (planted there for this reason by my wife as it turns out) and I thought it a good subject with which…
Guilt and Gladioli
I was intending on having a lazy, relaxing Saturday today. However, when I saw these red gladioli in a vase, guilt got the better of me and I felt compelled to have a go at capturing them in paint. I made the resulting painting fairly quickly, in a little over 2 hours, in Daler-Rowney Georgian…
Four Ducks in Search of Adventure
Over the last four years I have donated work to two ‘Stars on Canvas’ art auctions in aid of the Willow Foundation, a national charity raising money to facilitate special days for seriously ill young adults. More on the foundation can be read here: http://www.willowfoundation.org.uk. Participating artists are asked to complete a work of art…
Drawing Upon Life 