Archives: May 2012

More Skeptical

Firmed up the modeling on this. Dropped the floor and just about got them all nearly standing in the same space! Share

More Made Up Men

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Middle Management

I started another painting of made up men. It’s come as a surprise how much I’m enjoying the simple business of making up heads, not least because it turns out that it’s not that simple!This began as a laugh: a … More

Made up Men

I painted a group of men today. Heads are not something I often give much attention to but it was interesting trying to make some up. The painting became a process of interrogation, a way of answering some questions about … More

Skeptical

The start of another picture. I sometimes wonder whether I start too many pictures. I certainly don’t finish enough.. Share

Dead Layer

I was reading a book on Flemish painting techniques the other night. They didn’t half layer! Made me feel slightly better about my constant changing of paintings even if my layering and that of the Flemish painters are the result … More

Complete re-work

I don’t think I can remember making a painting that I didn’t rework fairly drastically after having left it for a while and got to know it a bit better This one is no exception. Still some way to go. … More

Bang Bang! the guns have gone

This picture took a turn when I got back to it mid week. The guns went as did remnants of colour. Happy to see the back of both! The guns especially. I know nothing about guns had no real appetite … More

Come The Revolution

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