December 31st, 2009 by Robert
This photograph was taken about 45 minutes after the previous photograph. As I also made a cup of coffee in this time the actual painting time was less than 30 minutes. I have added the second tones to the painting. Now for some info. about techniques. I had decided to paint three double portraits in [...]
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December 28th, 2009 by Robert
Portraits of my family were a late idea as Christmas presents.
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December 16th, 2009 by Robert
One night last week I was sitting watching TV feeling quite good, having downed a few pints of Guinness (I need the iron!) when a programme about Pop Art came on. I became more than a little nostalgic as the programme showed work by Richard Hamilton. When I was a schoolboy, on a Saturday morning, [...]
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December 13th, 2009 by Robert
The coloured pencil painting Spotty Teaset Still Life is completed.
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December 8th, 2009 by Robert
This is the third stage of the “Spotty Tea Set” still life, painted with coloured pencils.
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December 1st, 2009 by Robert
This picture shows the next stage of the “Spotty Tea Set” still life. The cups have had a number of layers of coloured pencil, and have been blended using a solvent. In my coloured pencil paintings I like to use solvents between layers as it helps to dissolve the pencil strokes and I think that [...]
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Tags: acrylic paints, ball point pen, biro, colored pencil, coloured pencil, drafting film, Mylar, paint 2, portraits
