Archives: April 2012

29/04/2012

Romantic

I’ve been meaning to make some little paintings of people just standing or walking. This is the first. Share

24/04/2012

Our Most Valuable Asset update

It seems to be a time of revision. Picked this up today and found revising the drawing of the group on the left immensely satisfying. They have a bit more weight, better attitudes. I’m happy about it. Share

22/04/2012

Remedial work

I wasn’t happy with the last iteration of this so am trying to salvage it. Often its not worth trying to save a bad painting but sometimes it is, and for whatever reason I thought this was worth another go. … More …

20/04/2012

More White

I’ve been laying on the white, trying again to dry out the imagery and remove the drama. I don’t know if deadpan and lightweight are are good goals but they’re the ones I’m targeting! Share

16/04/2012

Load update

I’ve been fiddling with this. Its like a battle between lines and tone. I like lines (especially black ones) and I like tone, they describe different things and operate according to different rules but it can be good, I think, … More …

12/04/2012

Final Veil

I’ve worked my way over this many times in an attempt to slow it down and and dry the imagery out. Not unhappy to have done so as in the flesh it has a surface, built from many layers of … More …

06/04/2012

Load

Painting up a drawing of a couple of weeks ago. I realised as I was painting it that it was quite an appropriate image to be doing on good friday.,, Share

05/04/2012

Lock

Another sort of image, in a similar space. Amongst the many challenges that accompany painting one of the biggest I think is overcoming the temptation to work hard. Sounds stupid I know and there are times of course when hard … More …

04/04/2012

Corners

You wait for ages for a bit of space and three come along at once… Share

03/04/2012

Corner

I have for a very long time been intending to make some images of spaces. This is not a purging of familiar interests but a way of understanding them better. Share

01/04/2012

After the Storm

After a week of horrible flu that had me clamped to my bed for days I was happy to get back into some of these. Share