Study of Geoff Hogan for 'Stomp'

Study of Geoff Hogan

Drawing a value study allows me  to simlify my tones and stops me from cluttering the final painting with detail.

Paul

Paul

Drawing allows me to move away from the photo and gain personal perspective on the subject. Here I was not only looking for likeness but exploring values (light or dark) as Paul's colouring is very pale. My hope is this will allow me to 'design' my use of colour and not just reproduce his chroma.

Trish - the chatelaine - in Colour

Trish

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

Trish - the chatelaine

Trish

Drawing was done in the attempt to simplify the controled chaos in the DIY. The next step is to add the colour.

Eynsham Emeralds finished

Eysham Emeralds

This is as far as I need to take the drawing. When painting this panel I shall make the coat of arms a bit bigger so it will be easier to paint and balance the composition.

Eynsham Emeralds

Eynsham Emeralds

The plan here is the produce a unique seed packet for Eynsham. Gosh it was surprisingly hard to design.  The flowers took some experimenting to reach this stage. Note the Morris Men rampant supporting the Bartholomew shield.

Cat in the DIY

Cat in the DIY

I struggled to draw a black cat ... the fur absorbs the light ... how should I show form? Eventually I realise that the black cat shaped space in the controled chaos of the shop said it all. I have allowed my use of colour to become more expressive rather then descriptive.

Scythe

Scythe

I was excited to see a scythe in the DIY as it was the first one I had seen that was modern.  I grew up with our eldery gardener scything areas where it was difficult to mow. He retired and modern mowers took on cutting these areas. We then discovered that it took practiced technique to use.

Unmade Keys

Unmade Keys

Keys are the passes to secure places and to secrete places. So their blanks can lead you any where.

Digging for Srews

Digging for Screws

I am playing with the idea of screws being like fossel Turritella shells as Wytham Hill on the other side of the Thames is the remains of a Jurassic reef.

A collection of Screws

A collection of screws

 So come with me now on a journey through time and space to the world of the hardware shop. I am exhibiting in the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham in 2013.

The screws are reministance of Turritella Shells which have exisited from the Cretaceous to recent times.

Jim in colour

Jim in colour

I do not think I can go any further using ProCreate and it's time to crack out the paint in the New Year.

Best wished for the New Year everyone!

Gothic Jim

Gothic Jim

  I am guessing that this portrait is for his partner so was channeling the smoldering eyes of Antonio Banderas. I am drawing this using Procreate on the iPad. I have a way to go before it is finished.

 Drawing in tones of grey allows me to develop the painting in careful stages. Here I am looking at acurate drawing and values (light to shadow relationship). I will then paint this onto the the black and red on the canvas then overpaint it in mainly transparent colour resulting in a glowing colour.