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Part sculpture, part painting, update
This weekend’s painting, what do you think?
Part sculpture, part painting update
A quick update on the kea. As you can see I spent Waitangi day painting a fair bit of the first colour layer. I always love painting the head and eyes as it gives me a real sense of connection … Continue reading
Copying an old master
To continue learning the verdaccio technique I’m copying a second old master’s painting. This time round I’ve chosen a Caravaggio, Saint Catherine, you can read about it (and see an image of the orignal painting) here on Wiki. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged art, caravaggio, gesso, ink, oils, old master, verdaccio
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Old masters
It’s been a while since I last updated my art blog and you may be wondering why. Well I’ve been back at school learning a new technique (well old technique) called verdaccio. The best way to learn a technique is … Continue reading
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Tagged oils, old masters, verdaccio, Willen Claeszoon Heda
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Pukeko and chick
A while a go I did a painting of one of my favourite NZ birds, the pukeko, with a chick for a friend of mine as a new baby present. The painting had been on this site for sometime when … Continue reading
Finished portrait and earthquakes
I’ve been working on a portrait of a collegue of mine who died from cancer last year. It’s been a hard project as it brings back so many memories of my friend and because of earthquakes! The painting is going … Continue reading
Collaborative art works
Click on thumbnail to see the full size image This post is all about the two collaborative works I’ve completed. The one above, titled, The Muse’ is for the local art school (the background image is a large coffee cup), … Continue reading
Commission finished – slighty delayed due to shaky ground
I finished the painting of the kakapo family for my commission – the finishing off was somewhat delayed with the earthquake we’ve just been through. Funnily enough it was the first object I looked for in the house when I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, birds, commission, kakapo, New Zealand, oils
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A Tui Moment
Yipee, I finished my tui painting, ‘a tui moment’ – click on the picture to load a large version, then click on the picture again to read the text. This painting is the first one I’ve done with a real … Continue reading
Tui
I’m currently working on a couple of paintings, one is of tui, which are one of my favourite NZ birds. If you’ve never seen a tui they are surprising birds. If you look at them quickly you could be forgiven for mistaking … Continue reading