Category Archives: Lift

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …