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Portrait Sketch of Hudson
Jan 16, 2014
Hudon. 12" x 9", oil on linen panel. 2014. A portrait of Hudson that I finished this week. After toning the canvas with a two color wash I did a full value monochrome block in prior to putting on the final layers (there's a bit of glare in the image)....
Another go at the Duck
Jan 16, 2014
Duck - transparent oil on linen, 9" x 12". 2014 I recently painted and posted a painting of a duck, but I never really took to the painting. So today I started again with a different approach. This painting is done using transparent oil paint (i.e. I didn't use any white). Using this app...
More Sketching
Jan 6, 2014
Sheep Sketch. 9"x 12", Oil on linen panel. 2013 With all the holiday commissions completed and delivered I managed to find time to work on some sketches, and studies for future paintings that may or may not happen. In the fall I spent one Sunday morning roaming around a sheep farm and I had some nic...
Wrigley
Dec 28, 2013
Wrigley. 18"x18", oil on linen. 2013. A commissioned portrait of Wrigley. I took the reference photos on a sunny day in her back yard. She is a very photogenic lady and we had plenty of shots that would have been suitable for a painting. In the end we chose the one that showed off ...
A Sketch of Blazer
Dec 28, 2013
Blazer. 18"x14", oil on linen mounted on board. 2013. This portrait sketch of Blazer is one of the holiday commissions that I completed this year. I managed to get some nice photographs of Blazer at the stable and the early December light was perfect for his light coat. The background fo...
The Rooster at George's Mill
Nov 1, 2013
George's Mill Rooster. 12"x9" oil on linen. 2013. I visited some local farms over the Loudoun Farm Tour weekend looking for some residents to paint. The rooster at George's Mill was molting and had lost most of his tail feathers so I sketched out a three-quarter view of him. I put most o...