A sad end to a good exhibition

Stolen from the Punter

I took my exhibition down from the Punter. I am happy to have sold 18 paintings. Thank you to all my new clients. Sadly this painting of the Angel Gabriel was stolen; leaving me with all the sinners. So if you see it let me know.

I am exhibiting in the window of the Evenloade DIY in Eynsham on the week-end of the 24 and 25 November.

Wrecked; a new painting

The start

This is the last planned piece for the Osney Island Exhibition. I have painted the island using the concept of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' as a metonym for the island. In one of my visits to the island I watched two long narrow boats navigated by a Stag party jam their boat across the Thames when they started off in the morning. Clearly their blood alcohol levels were still high.

So I used this event to bring my Morris dancers on to the island as the Mariners and Nobles landed on the island in 'The Tempest'. My out line drawing was printed out to the canvas size; in pieces as the canvas is bigger then a sheet of A4 paper. This was then traced onto the canvas using graphite paper. I have found using this method has speeded up my productivity.

tracing and inking

You can now see the tracing and where I've started inking in with an indian ink pen. I am a little alarmed at how dark the ink lines are but I wanted to be freer with my use of paint this time.

Inked

I've only inked in parts of my painting that needed accuracy. All the rest I am happy to paint as I go.

My painting projects

The last month has been busy. I have been painting small canvases for the exhibition next year's Oxford Art-Weeks exhibitions. You can see some of them above and can follow progress by following the 'An Osney Island Masque' link in the side bar. the rest of my time has been painting the 'mural' project that was started last year but stopped due to problems due to poor practice by the painter that prepared the wall. Photos will be posted when I have finished. Hopefully this week

Postcard from Osney Island

22 East Street

Postcard from Osney Island

21 East St, Osney Island, Oxford

I have been invited to exhibit at 'The Punter' on Osney Island in Oxford for Artweeks 2012. A big thank you to the landlord Tom Rainey.