WORK IN PROGRESS

Work in Progress

John's Windermere

A pleasure to paint John's Windermere for a school friend. Acrylic on canvas

Honouring my Dad - Flight Sergeant R.A.F S.E.A.C.

Acrylic on canvas - Honouring my Dad, Flight sergeant R.A.F. Regiment served in India/Burma campaign.

Worsley in March

Worsley in March - Acrylic on canvas.
A study in reflection and it was stunning to see how green everywhere looked on this day. Worsley canal is usually an orange colour due to the Iron ore but has been cleaned up in recent years.

Tingaki salt lake sunsets

Tingaki salt lake sunset - acrylic on canvas, second painting is in oil on canvas, September when the flamingos land on the lake and mingle in with the herons.

Tenerife Acrylic on canvas

Painting Tenerife, top picture was on the beach near Las Americas the second picture is Monkey Beach both acrylic on canvas.

Pudding - A juvenile woodpigeon

Pudding is a juvenile woodpigeon who was left on the fence in the garden. It still visits the garden today!
This is a pastel drawing of Pudding on pastel mat.

Agecroft - Acrylic on canvas

Work in progress - I paint completely free hand, using the layering technique, starting with the sky and foreground then adding a rough sketch in paint to work into. As you can see in the work in progress picture one, I painted the foreground next after painting the skyline, next step was to add the buildings. Finishing off the painting by adding detail.

Agecroft is currently in the Digital Salford exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery
3rd October - 6th December 2015

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Emma at the Golden Temple India - Acrylic on canvas

Using the layering technique, I started by painting the sky, horizon line and foreground. Next step was the sketch in paint the shape of the temple, Emma and reflection on the water. Working more on the water, building and Emma building up the detail.

Dawn (after Joseph Farquharson) - Acrylic on canvas

I love Joseph Farquharson's Dawn - this is my version of his painting.
Starting with the sky and working down with the water and reflection, then adding the mist, and lastly the Heron.

Glen Etives - Acrylic on canvas

Using the layering technique I started this painting by first doing the sky and horizon line, next the water then adding reflection was left until later. I next painted the mountains, then the trees and vegetation, leaving the trees on the left hand side until last. I loved the little rotting boat as it added character to the painting.

Venice - Pastel on paper

Venice is a worker dog for the disabled, she used to sit in with us on our art sessions. I started to draw Venice in pastel by loosely drawing the outline of her body then working from the top dog adding the detail.

Sparkle Eagle Owl - in Pastel on paper

Working in pastel I usually start at the top and work down, that way you don't smudge the pictures as you are building up the image. Sparkle is owned by Wild Wings where we spent the day watching all the birds.

Freedom - Life In The Pit - Acrylic on canvas

These pictures speak for themselves, I start by doing a loose sketch in paint to mark out the figure of the bird, then add detail and texture to build up the feathers.