It was a gorgeous day so Husb and I went walking with a nephew in our ‘bubble’ to Cwmdonkin Park where the little café was open for the first time in many months, serving takeaways. Husb joined the queue while nephew and I sat on a park bench, soaking up the Spring sunshine which wasContinue reading “Queueing In The Park”
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Sticks Before My Eyes
I reached the point of no more faffing with van Gogh’s “Street Scene in Montmartre”. That’s it now. I’ve painted so many sticks I’m seeing them when I close my eyes. Vincent was living with his brother Theo in 1886 when he painted this, when the area was still very rural. It’s not like thatContinue reading “Sticks Before My Eyes”
Timelapse Tretchikoff
Here’s a short timelapse video of me copying Tretchikoff’s Green Lady – I wish I could do it this fast!!! A Chance To Own One Of My Artworks I have some small screenprints for sale, inspired by my drawings of the taxidermy collection at Swansea Museum. I have given these antique artifacts a modernContinue reading “Timelapse Tretchikoff”
A Quick Scribble
Today I went to the beach. It isn’t far, just a few minutes walk, but I have hardly been there for months, what with the winter weather and the pandemic lockdown. But today was gorgeous, warm and sunny, and the Covid19 restrictions have been eased and the vaccination programme is going well. I had aContinue reading “A Quick Scribble”
Faking The Ultimate Kitsch
Finished faking the Green Lady, portrait of Monica Pon-su-san by Vladimir Tretchikoff
Copper Crucibles Part 1
I took part in a Zoom art session recently which is inspired by Swansea’s industrial heritage. Copper Crucibles is a two part course, making small clay crucibles in moulds on one day and then, when lockdown restrictions are lifted and we can get out and about, we’ll be doing a raku firing for part 2.Continue reading “Copper Crucibles Part 1”
Timelapse Sunflowers
Here’s a short timelapse film of the van Gogh painting of Sunflowers I recently copied. It’s got a really noisy soundtrack so watch out! I wish I could paint it this fast in real life – he was a very complex painter and the works take a long time to do. A Chance ToContinue reading “Timelapse Sunflowers”
Wasn’t Too Sure …..
I wasn’t sure about faking this one today at Ed Sumner’s Cheese and Wine Painting Club on Facebook, because it’s a painting I don’t particularly like. It’s Vincent van Gogh’s “Street Scene in Montmartre” and it sold at auction this week for over £11 million. He painted it in 1887, part of a series ofContinue reading “Wasn’t Too Sure …..”
Finished Faking Sunflowers
I finally finished faking van Gogh’s sunflowers. I’ve been faffing around with it off and on for a few weeks now. The strange sunflowers at the bottom of the vase took a lot of work and I was stumped about how to do them at first, but then I worked out how to dapple paintContinue reading “Finished Faking Sunflowers”
Green Lady’s Yellow Frock
I’ve nearly finished the copy of Vladimir Tretchikoff’s “Green Lady” that I started a couple of weeks ago. I think her head is just about done now, so today I did a lot of work on the yoke of her dress. It’s an elaborate embroidered silky fabric and I’ve never painted anything like this before.Continue reading “Green Lady’s Yellow Frock”
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