This and That

Janus is finished. I kept it very graphic which made it the easiest painting. I enjoy mythology which is why it is a reoccurring theme in my paintings. The "tunnel" or "flames" he is walking through is my opening front door.




Dryad is still not right and I have yet again painted out her left arm and hand. When I painted out M I did not hide the repainting of the image. I like the idea of the 'process' showing on the ... eventually ... finished picture. So I struggle on well out of my comfort zone.





I am trying not to get bogged down in detail with Darkness. I do keep forgetting!!!!

Second version; altered in Photoshop

I have been doing these postcard size but need to work bigger now. I shall try a small oil sketch of this exploring mark making more.

My computer station is a mass of tangled wires and monster dust bunnies. This weekend I cleaned it up. Resulting in me spending half an hour this morning working out which connection was loose before the scanner would work. Last year the clean up resulted in the mother board going.

Another toll Bridge

Swinford Toll bridge.

I like this one better ... it has places to go.

Toll bridge

I am looking for a new 'take' on the toll bridge. This view has been done to death. I have an invite to paint from the lock island on Wednesday and Thursday.

Summer left in a blaze of light, Swinford Toll Bridge.

Swinford Toll Bridge
pencil and pastel on gray paper
26.8 x 36.0 cms

Summer left in a blaze of light, Work in Process.

Pencil on gray watercolour paper