Degree show

Posted on June 10, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cartoons, Degree shows, Drawing, Fine Art, Interesting, Painting, Panels, Staffordshire, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

We visited the Fine Art and Cartoon degree shows at Staffordshire University today, and I have to say that I was very impressed. I think they were probably the best I’ve seen in years. I haven’t included any images because of copyright. In the Fine Art section there was a lot more figurative work and portraiture than I’ve seen in years. There was also a lot of diversity which was great. In the Cartoon section there were a lot of fun ideas and comic strips. I chatted to some of the students there and they were very helpful explaining what they do.

I realised as I went round that the work is relevant to my illustration course. I really enjoyed the day.

Fine art shows.

Posted on June 9, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Degree shows, Fine Art, Fun, Life, Painting, printmaking, Sculpture, Staffordshire University, Video?Leave a comment

This years fine art degree shows at Staffordshire University are on this week. Thirty nine years after I got my degree. I’ve visited almost every year except 2020. This year it’s on but you have to book a time slot and have a lateral flow test before you can go…. So I had to frantically find somewhere to have one done with enough time to spare to get to the shows afterwards. Anyway I’m looking forward to it. Great to be able to go and see real art in a real gallery space.

Looking at art upside down..

Posted on May 26, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Comparison, My Mona, Painting, surrealistic, upside down5 Comments

Helps you see your mistakes.

My copy of the Mona Lisa has eyes that are a bit too big, and maybe the irises don’t quite line up properly. Painting with acrylics means that I don’t always get the paint blended that well. I quite like this double portrait, it feels a bit surrealistic.

Blocking in

Posted on May 24, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged art process, Blocking in, Dog, Pet, Pet portrait, Portrait, Start, terrier, Work in progress4 Comments

I’ve just started a dog painting and I’m blocking in the colours. As you can see he’s a terrier. I think he looks a bit like a Teddy bear at the moment. Work in progress, acrylic on canvas. x

Mona, painted

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, after Leonardo DaVinci, Copy?, Fine Art, Mona Lisa, Painting, Portrait6 Comments

Mona Lisa I painted for a raffle prize for Penkhull Mystery plays May Madness event. I did a lot of it live over an hour and forty minutes. But it needed finishing. This took about another three hours, trying to get the smooth blending done. I’m sure there are mistakes but I’m calling it done.

Exhibiting with Local Artists

Posted on May 22, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged 19th and 20th June 2021., Art, Fine Art, Local artists, Media, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Painting, Sculpture, show, Staffordshire, The Rigger, Venue3 Comments

I’ve been invited by my friend and fellow artist Eve Travis to join a group of local artists at The Rigger Venue in Newcastle-under-Lyme on the 19th and 20th of June 2021. The idea is to get the art out of galleries and move it into the community. My vision will be images based on the idea of green men and women. Better get some works done.

Today’s painting

Posted on May 20, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, brickwork, Curves, Landscape, Night, Paint, Painting, Sky, Wip3 Comments

I like painting bottle ovens on long thin canvases and I tend to use the shape of the side to make almost a yin yang curve. I might add some stars to the swirling sky. I’ve used mainly reds browns and oranges for the brickwork on the kiln. I need to go over the dark mortar and add some shading to the kiln to give it more shape. Acrylic on canvas.

Poppy painting

Posted on May 19, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Colourful, Fine Art, Painting, Poppy, Red, Time6 Comments

Poppy, acrylic on canvas, painted in 2013. One of my favourite paintings. I wish I could grow poppies as colourful as this.

The other side of the studio.

Posted on May 18, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Exhibition, Fine Art, Fun, Gallery, Landscape, Nervous, Paintings, Portrait, Spode site, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, studio at SpodeLeave a comment

Looking in through the door to the left side of the studio. I’ve got a lot of work that has been exhibited, I just need to sell some of it! I woukd like to find a good art site to sell my work for a reasonable amount (not an on line auction, or on the other hand, an expensive and exclusive site). I just want these to go to good homes.

Have been offered a space in an exhibition for local artists in June. That will be fun! It’s been a whole year since I’ve dealt with the public face to face. I feel quite nervous about it.

Mona wip

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, after Leonardo DaVinci, Art, modern copy, Mona Lisa, Painting, Portrait, Work in progress4 Comments

I managed to do a bit more on this work in progress today. It feels a bit closer to the original. Getting the colours to blend into each other is hard and although I’m using thin glazes the acrylic paint goes off very quickly. The eyes are a little better, but the mouth might be slightly too smiley. I just need to scumble the paint a bit more to soften the tones into one another.

Mallaband-Brown

Category: Fine Art