Commissioned portrait of the beloved Maisie.

Maiisie

‘Maisie’,

colour pencil and pastel on paper

Commissioned portrait

Maisie passed on earlier this year and despite her imperious hauteur she was the most softest and friendly of cats. When I visit her house I still look for her flirtations through the window while I wait for the door to be opened to me.

I used coloured pencils for her form and a touch of the softest white pastel for her immaculate bib.

The Beginning

Jim's Family

Whilst I wait for the cat painting to dry enough to do more painting I have made a start on 'Jim's Family'.  It's on a 40 z 60 cm extra fine grained, oil primed canvas. I have transfer the drawing on to the canvas with graphite and you can now see the start of the underpainting.

Choose a pose?

The boys with their Mother.

The Trio

Secrets

I have met the boys for my new portrait commission and they were a delight. I now offer three poses for their parents to make a choice. I emphasis that these are not good liknesses but ideas for how the painting is going to look. Two are small sketches and one is a tracing of  two combined photos. When a choice has been made I will do a more detailed drawing.

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

Jim's portrait is almost done

Jim

Jim has almmost finished painting my hallways and stairs and I his portrait.  I have lots of glazing to adjust tonality and colours yet but essentially it's done. He is pleased with it.

Trish - the chatelaine - in Colour

Trish

Sigh! The back ground needs to be simplified even more.

Meet Jim

Jim

I have a portrait commission. Jim is a painter decorator and would like a portrait of himself. I am an artist who needs her hallway and landing decorated. So we are exchanging our slills for payment. Win, win!

Watercolour Portrait Sketch

Sarah

Sarah

watercolour on paper

20. x 15. cm

Lorna Marrison

For my Son

I stopped seeing this as my face and got interested in trying to show the soft flesh. This was a struggle so I lost the freshness of watercolour in my efforts.

I was surprised to see how much I looked like my mother. Everyone else saw how much K and R look like me.

A decorative Lorna!

Pencil Self-portrait

Picked up the pencil and drew this in my drawing book this morning. I could relax and not hold my head in a pose drawing from a photograph. Everything was set where it was easy for me to see. Drawing other people is never this much problem!

Miss T has asked; "If you 'cheat' who will you be cheating?" The 'cheat' was not drawing from life as the original commission stipulated. Photography is an intervention between my direct response to my image/self. So now I must search harder to produce a picture with integrity. I am curious now at how far I can push this image and still have a likeness of your truly.

Do I cheat?

Spent an interesting few hours with the camera and photoshop. I like this result the best but no way can I paint this from life. So do I cheat?

Postcards

Blank ink and water colour wash using a Pentel Aquash pen filled with my choice of colour on water colour postcards 15.2 x 10.2 cm.

Lucy

Acrylic Paint, 18. x 13. cm


Underpainting