The Human Equation

The Human Equation
Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 20"

     Inspired by Albrecht Durer's Melencolia but with a modern urban setting. I have lots of time to think lately which isn't always a good thing. Maybe the new year will yield some reward for my efforts.

Doncaster Open Art Exhibition 2012

Small Dreams
Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 20"

Relic
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 16"

     As mentioned earlier in this blog i was part of the Doncaster open art exhibition again this year. These are the two pieces that were selected to go into the exhibition. I enjoy working toward this exhibition as it gives me a reason to push myself technically and creatively.

Church View

Church View
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
20 x 16"

     A painting of the old art College in Doncaster. I exhibited some work there as part of the New Fringe Open Art Exhibition.

A Wasted Existence.

A Wasted Existence (Still On Mars)
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
23 x 15.5"

     I guess you could call this a self portrait of sorts. I often wonder what will become of me if i dont succeed as an artist. All i can do is keep trying and force my way.

Waiting

Waiting
Acrylic On Cardboard
14 x 10"



     More Bellydancers. I really dont need an excuse to draw them. Its nice to have something to paint that can be just pretty without having a concept to it.

Persephone

Persephone
Acrylic On Canvas Board
9 x 6"

     This started out as a quick sketch on a small piece of canvas board board i found at the bottom of  a draw. Image, something that could have lay forgotten for years being reborn as this painting.

What Else is There

What Else Is There
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 16"

     This took a hell of a long time to work on as i made several changes to the painting over the course of its creation. Originally it wa supposed to all be purple but at the size it was this looked a bit boring. Slowly over time i added more and more details until i got to the end result here. You can thank Royksopp for the title.

Medusa

Medusa
Acrylic On Cartridge Paper
16.5 x 11.7"

     Sometimes letting the paint do what it wants yields unexpected but amazing results. Sometimes the hard part is not the painting but trying to get the colours on the computer as close as possible to what they are in the real world.

Seasonal Spirits

The Spirit Of Winter
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
28 x 10"

The Spirit Of Summer
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
23 x 15.5"

     Here are two paintings i recently completed. Both were larger than the paper i had and so required the joining up of two sheets. This worked quite well though and allowed me to make better compositional choices. I like them though the sun looks a little malevolent. Maybe they are evil spirits.

Working Process

Pencil Drawing With Masking Fluid Blobs

First few layers complete

     Above you can see my working process for the painting The Spirit Of Winter. Once the pencil drawing was complete i applied some masking fluid to create little white areas once the paint had been applied. Even though i am using Acrylic this technique still works if the paint is thin. The bottom picture shows how the painting comes to life even after just a few layers of paint have been applied.