The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Again, another “non-lesson” painting. This time, it was ALL about lack of detail and expression. This is completely different from what I’m used to (you only need to take a look at the other paintings I’ve done to see that I quite like detail!)... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
This week’s painting is another “non-lesson” painting. Last summer, Sarolta and I were walking in the Peak District, it was hot and humid (and the day the flying ants decided to come out!) We had been up to Kinder Scout, the tallest of the Peaks, and came... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
No lesson this week… but I did a painting anyway!! I wanted to do another canvas painting and chose to do a scene that played with light and silhouettes. Ever since I did my dog painting in black and greys I’ve wanted to extend that further using background light in... read more
Painting, The Accidental Artist
The inspiration for this week’s painting was looking at the style of Monet, Georgia O’Keffe and Van Gogh and their take on painting flowers. I’ve found that as I’ve progressed along my painting journey, I’m combining some more impressionist style... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
This week we studied the style and techniques of Anne Marie Bone and applied them to an image of a bird in a tree at sunset. My first reaction when I saw our reference picture was “Oh my God, trees again!” Every time I have a picture that needs trees, my initial... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
For this week’s painting, we combined styles, looking at abstract artist Barnett Newman and adopted a rigid and structured background, which is contrasted by the softness of the bee, while keeping the whole theme abstract. What I found most interesting with this... read more
