Sunday 28 February 2021

Calvins

 Greetings

Here is an extra post to brighten a dull Sunday.

I was going through one of my portfolios the other day and found this drawing of a young man showing his Calvins.


Until next time

Adieu


Wednesday 24 February 2021

Shades

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This is an acrylic painting of a young man wearing shades and a leather jacket.

I think the leather came out particularly well.


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Adieu


Saturday 20 February 2021

Merton Park

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This another landscape I painted locally.

When I was at Art College In the mid 1980's there was a small park consisting of two disused platforms( for a branch line that no longer existed) at Merton Park Station.

This view was painted standing between the platforms and looking towards the line that was still in use.



The park has since been redeveloped for housing and the active line is now park of the Tram Link to Croydon.

The footbridge was dismantled and was reassembled at Corfe Castle in Dorset as part of their Heritage Line

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Adieu



Wednesday 17 February 2021

Dragons

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This is a small acrylic painting that I sold at the first World Science Fiction Convention I attended ( Glasgow  in 1995).

I still like the juxtaposition of the oriental dragons with the English pastoral landscape.


It is called "Dragons at noonday".

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Adieu


Sunday 14 February 2021

Self portrait

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I recently came across my first self portrait.

I did this when I was on my Art Foundation Course in the mid 1980's. I had to set up three mirrors to allow me to draw myself in profile.


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Adieu



Wednesday 10 February 2021

New painting

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I have recently completed a new acrylic painting.

This is a self-portrait based on a photograph ( by Paul Holroyd) of me in Georgian dress.

Incidentally, the coat, britches and waistcoat are my own work.



I am calling this picture "Politesse".

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Adieu


Saturday 6 February 2021

leatherboy

 Hi

Here is an extra post for this week.

I found this coloured pencil drawing in one of my sketch books. It was inspired by a picture by Tom of Finland .


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Adieu


Wednesday 3 February 2021

portrait commission

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 Some few years ago our friends John and Barbara were having a significant wedding anniversary and her sister , Kate, commissioned me to do a painting.

She asked me to try to include all their mutual interests. These included Science Fiction and Fantasy books, series and films; putting on firework displays, computers and Filk Music ( for those not in the know, Filk is -mostly- folk-type music based on SF & F).

Kate also told the tale that Barbara's father had once told John that he expected a suitable number of goats and camels to be provided as bride-price. After the wedding John presented him with a substantial pile of plastic toy goats and camels.

Barbara had also once told me of a dream she had had about living in a teapot -rather like the dormouse in Alice in Wonderland.

I sneakily snapped a photo of them at a Science Fiction Convention to use for the picture..

This is the painting.



You can tell that this was painted in the 1990's by the Babylon 5 spacecraft, the bulky computer monitors and tower and daily milk bottle and paper on the teapot doorstep

I  used my usual circular forms and the transmutation of one thing to another. The fireworks change into the space battle, which changes into the books , which change into the music.

They really liked the picture. Kate liked it so much she insisted on paying me more than I had asked for it.

Until next time

Adieu