Ongoing projects

I am Aries, after all.

I took lots of photos of these beautiful rams at Orford Ness, Suffolk. They are Whitefaced Woodland sheep and both male and female grow stupendous horns. 

They are magnificent, if slightly 

malevolent-looking, with their haughty gaze. 

It is not yet finished, but not far off.

Started this acrylic today.

Paige's sheepskin slippers.

I painted David's shoes (see below) a few years back and intended to do a series 

of family shoe poses but never got a good enough photo of characteristic stance/pose together with good light for shadows.

I've been doing loads of painting to get works ready for the Wokingham Art Society annual exhibition and it has spurred me on to finish other stuff I had in mind.

I love this one.

It is David queuing up for food at Borough Market. 

The sun struck his left leg and shoe very nicely, thank you.

I hope to do at least two more (for Peter and Claire, if they want them).

Last of the year

Not quite the last Life Drawing but subsequent ones were binned.

I have already enrolled for both classes next year.

This is Dermot.

It's a good likeness - but the eye is weak, too small, too close to the profile ? 

I observe the model very closely but fail to measure, preferring to be slapdash and hasty. He took a photo of this painting - always a good sign for the artist :)

This was a two hour portrait.