
Painted outdoors, using yellow both as a background and a base skin colouring mix

Painted outdoors, using yellow both as a background and a base skin colouring mix

Painted from life. I was sitting on the scorching hot sand for two hours painting this. A heatwave was in full force.

Painted in four hours, trying out blue as a base colour mix.

Painted in nearly 5 hours. I wanted a change of scene compared to recent portraits and I enjoyed doing this.

Portrait of my sister Anna done in four and a half hours.

Painted on 28th June and 1st July, 2013
Size: 20 inches x 16 inches
Acrylics on painting paper
My sister Claire.

Painted over a few nights from life using a headlight mounted on my forehead. It was an amazing experience to paint out in the night air, so still and memorable. I’m moving away from using photographs as references.

Portrait of my brother, Dan. Painted in four and a half hours. Happy with the result.

Painted in three and a half hours
