Oil on canvas, 2018.
This is the largest canvas I have painted to date. it is copied from a photo my wife took as we were driving towards Lincoln on the A57 near Dunham on Trent at sunset. The colours don’t really do justice to the original image we witnessed which was spectacular. The result is not un-pleasing however.
Oil on canvas board, 2018.
I copied this from a photo of the Oscar-winning actor in the Radio Times. I liked the muted colours. The likeness is not too bad. I deliberately left the clothes less finished than the face to give the picture more immediacy.
Oil on canvas board.
I copied this from a photo in Guardian magazine of an artist who is also an interior designer, posing in a room she designed in front of one of her paintings , presumably. It is not a good likeness but I was not too concerned to be accurate. It was more important I thought to capture her pose and the air of nonchalance she exhibits.
Acrylic on canvas.
This rather simple painting is copied from a photograph on the internet. Not much else to say!
Oil on canvas board.
I copied this from a photograph of the actor in the Radio Times. The use of light in the photo made me think of portraits by Holbein. Unfortunately my attempt to reproduce the lighting effect has given this picture a slightly cartoon-like effect I feel. The likeness is almost there.
Acrylic on canvas.
This is copied from a picture on the internet of a herd of Charolais. I liked their expressions!
Oil on canvas.
This is a portrait of my colleague and friend Dominic Schad. He is the Director of the charity, Muddy Fork, of which I am a trustee. He kindly allowed me to take a photograph of him from which I painted this portrait in oils. I think it is quite a good likeness and he agreed. It took longer to paint his fair isle pullover than it did to paint the rest!
Acrylic on paper.
This is copied from a photograph I took in Rome of ruins near the Coliseum. I liked the way the shadows fell across the ruins and the contrast between the weathered stone, brick and plaster and the vibrant green grass and blue sky. It doesn’t quite do justice to the original vista but has a pleasing effect.
Watercolour and pen.
This is copied from a woodblock print by the 20th century Japanese artist Hiroshi. It is fairly faithful to the original I think, though using different media of course. it looks quite effective with a coloured mount.
Acrylic on canvas
This is based on an old sepia photograph from the internet. As well as adding colour I decided to add an African themed background of my own imagining. Not one of my best but it is colourful !
Palette and paints 