This was a life book lesson which I took in a new direction. I was in a pretty bad mood when I started painting it and tried to convey some of that in the portrait and gave it the title ‘feel your feelings’. It was also a practice lesson in painting 3/4 faces. Her name…
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Reculver cycle ride on the Kent coast
Hi all, I went on an amazing cycle ride yesterday along the Kent coast from Margate to Reculver in order to capture some images of the amazing medieval ruins there. I brought my DSLR and camcorder with me, the DSLR was fitted with an infrared filter which allowed me to capture the atmospheric shots below….
Jane Davenport whimsy portrait painting lesson
I’m finally getting on with my Jane Davenport ‘Express Yourself’ online course. This was one of the first lessons where we learnt how to paint a ‘Jane’ style face. She is so cute! and I enjoyed practicing painting hair.
New Painting – Side profile face lesson
Hi, I’ve finished a new painting YAY! It was part of a side profile portrait lesson, and although my proportions are a bit wrong I still really like it. I also practiced painting hair and concentrated on using white highlights in this painting.
New painting :)
Hi, I’ve finally finished another painting after taking some time out to work on a new paper cutting template (details to be released soon). This painting was based on a life book lesson by the lovely Jane Davenport, that I took in another direction. I used Viva Decor champagne modelling crème and a stencil to create…
Handmade Green Party Poster :)
Hi all :) I’ve been working on a new paper cutting file whilst trying not to get distracted by my paints.. however I did allow myself painting on Earth Day (April 22nd) and painted a Green Party poster for the general elections which take place here in the UK on May 7th.. I used lots of…
Ancient Hittite Script
Hi all, I had a semi-restful weekend, I had work-men in to make a few changes to my home, plus I’m managing to rescue the back of the garden from weeds. I decided to try painting ancient Hittite script after watching a documentary on the ancient Anatolians. I then added the script to a 3/4 face…
My sister’s portrait painting
I finished my sisters portrait painting. It’s made with acrylic, inktense and paper cuts. :)
Portrait Painting
Hi all :) I’m slowly but surely recovering from my cold and ear infection, the later was quite hellish with the sound of every car and plane vibrating through my head.. In between rests and watching documentaries on medieval architecture :) I started painting a portrait of my sister, it sort of looks like her…
