The Roman Monument

The Roman Monument
Acrylic On Canvas
20 x 16"

     A painting of the seven bridges valley walk at Studley Royal Garden. The building at the top of the hill is the Roman monument. I want to paint more landscapes but I struggle with green and creating variety in scenes where its dominant. This is a common problem it seems and I want to be able to overcome it and create some really interesting landscapes. So this was more of a personal challenge than anything else. 

Stuart

Stuart
Wax On Watercolour Paper
14.8 x 9.8"

     Continuing my portraiture work, this time one of my Grandad. It's surprisingly hard to even get family members to agree to a portrait but I need the work and so I will take whoever agrees to it. Older faces are more interesting and more challenging though, with their folds and wrinkles. This is exactly the challenge I need if I am to make more progression with my portraiture.
     Next comes a full body portrait as a further challenge and I hope it will be as successful as my previous ones. Though most of the subjects may be me in the next lot I do, I'm sure others will be more agreeable to have theirs done when they see the results. I hope to do some more animals pictures too soon and at least they can't say no to it.