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.

Fish Swimming In My Head

Little Fish
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
14 x 10"
 

     There must be something i like about fish because i keep finding reasons to paint them. Maybe it was that Hiroshige book i bought. This one didn't take too long to do but the textured gesso seems quite effective at portraying water.

Raiding Folders

Amulet
Acrylic On Canvas
12 x 10"

     The purpose of this blog is not just to showcase Artwork that is complete or my best or even fitting to how i normally work, but to provide me with a place to show the other stuff i do which might not see the light of day otherwise. Here is one such painting i did earlier in the year that i found in a folder. Jewellery design is another area that interests me and so sometimes i create little paintings like this. I plan on putting up some work in progress shots soon of a series of paintings i am working on right now in my next post so stay tuned.

Bellydancers

Pride
Acrylic On Canvas
14 x 10"

Poise
Acrylic On Canvas
14 x 10"

      These are the last few pictures im going to be able to upload for a while given the poor weather. ATS Bellydancers give me the opportunity to combine both abstract and representational elements in my art with ease, from sweeping movements to small accessories. The possibilities are endless and they are great fun to paint.

Landscapes

Three Spirits
Acrylic On Canvas
16 x 12"

In The Shade
Acrylic On Canvas
14 x 10"

     Here are a couple of landscapes i have worked on. I like painting landscapes a lot as you dont have to pay them to model for you. I now try to incorporate more backgrounds into my figurative work where i can as i think it makes the images seem more complete, even if they are abstracted.
     Three spirits was submitted along with two other paintings for the Doncaster open art exhibition but didnt make the cut. I still got the other two in though so that was ok with me. The other two paintings will be uploaded when i get them back again and if the weather permits me to photograph them.