Pete

Pete

Pete

15. x 10.5

oil, oil pastel

Lorna Marrison

Staff are friendly in the Evenlode DIY in Eysham.

You can slip this original painting into an envelope and send to family. It will be availiable to see during Artweeks from 18 to 27 of May.

'Pete', the painting will cost £30.00.

Paul

Paul

Paul

15. x 10.5 cm.

oil. oil pastel

Lorna Marrison

I am introducing the people you will meet in the Evenlode, DIY in Eynsham. Paul has a strong shoulder to help you take heavy stuff to your car.

This original oil panel is small enough to slip into an envelope and post to family. It will be availiable to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 of May.

The price for this original painting will be £30.00

'Babes in the Woods' finished

Into the Darkness, Swinford Toll Bridge

I finished this with oil pastels. I find the texture and movement put down with oil paint very interesting but the small size of the canvas stopped me from getting into the detail. Good or bad? I need time before I can decide.

Sheep may safely graze

I have climbed out of my comfort zone and painted a picture for submission to hang at the new Churchill Hospital Cancer Centre. They are asking amongst other things for "positive and uplifting' and "sensitive to those working in and visiting the building".

My mother was treated for cancer at this hospital so this picture reflects how I felt at his time. She was in safe hands and being looked after. I was thinking of an aria by Bach of this name. The link plays the music and shows an idyllic painting of grazing sheep but for me the hedge allows the sheep to be safe. It is protection.

Miss T in full glory

Miss T has posted photos of her portrait on her blog!
Photograph by Miss T.

Miss T is finished

'The Boy' aka Miss T's husband came to view the portrait and whisked it off straight away. He has promised to photograph it in situ for all of you to see.

Face to face with MissT

The perils of blogging portraits is that clients are appalled to see how unflattering they can look during this process. A portrait is a concoction of many ingredients. It can require a good physical likeness so good draftsmanship is the first on the list. Achieving this is, for me, a process of exploration. Slowly and after some contemplation an image appears. Some of the mark making is structure for further work and at other times this structure fails and is removed. A portrait is a narrative about a person and as with all good story telling not all details need to be used and those that are used are important to the ending.

Flesh has gone. Work in process.