Four mini portraits from an article in the newspaper about going bald. …Being bold and proud about being bald is very much trendy!
Month January 2018
Good boy!
From my sketchbook another interesting character with her dog , done with 8B pencil.This was taken from an advert for pet insurance…
How does it feel ?
From my sketchbook a drawing of a funny face found in some junk mail .
Oyster with pearl
This oyster was created from a painting of an old piece of wood. I was invited by an artist friend to a painting class which took place in a very beautiful Hampshire (UK) village in the countryside.
The theme of the morning was to paint a piece of wood placed on a table in the middle of the room and every artist present could choose in which medium to paint the proposed still life. I chose watercolours.At the end of the session, I had a good look at the result and liked the colours but not the overall painting.I turned it upside down and suddenly I could see the shape of an oyster appearing… That was it …several hours later the oyster and its pearl were replacing the not so inspiring chunk of wood !
Jumping trout
As I was painting these 3 fish, the top trout seemed to jump at me and have a life of its own..Watercolours can truely be magical ! I used some gesso for the bubbles to enhance the textured effect of the background
Sun flowers
A bit of sunshine in the middle of Winter with watercolours and crayons.
Sweet dreams
Simple lines and a bit of mixed media magic, it is just a dream…
Angel of patience
This angel is particularly strong and I feel it is waiting for something. Patience came to mind as I was struggling to take a good picture of it so it was definitively a good name! I used a lot of texture in this painting and lines are a major element of design.
Angel of mixed media
I created a textured background for this angel and tried to glue bits of tin foil. . The problem with this type of painting is how to render the shiny effect with a camera. A possible solution is to hold the painting at a certain angle which allows the shiny medium to show through otherwise you get a very flat and disappointing result.
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