Portrait painting with model Courtney
It has been a while since I have had a chance to portray Courtney and as usual it’s been a pleasure. This portrait…
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Portrait painting class with Bill Gatt
Portrait sessions at the Crescent Art Center with tutor Bill Gatt have started again today. It was nice to go back to the…
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“Ritratto di Arianna” – Acrylics on (big) canvas
Anyone who knows me knows that portraits are my passion, and I had wanted to work on a large piece for some time….
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Out in Botanic Gardens, Belfast, with Ulster Urban Sketchers
A meeting was held on Saturday morning with the Ulster Urban Sketchers, one of the local drawing groups here in Northern Ireland. We…
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Portrait long session with Mari – Van Gogh inspired
How did I come to paint a background from Van Gogh’s work? Simple: through years and years of life drawing. Let me explain:…
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Gouache portrait (with a bit of fluo) of Skye
Yesterday I attended the penultimate portrait session with the artist Bill Gatt and for the three hours our model was Skye (she had…
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Long pose portrait session with model Hattie
This week the portrait session at the Crescent Art Center in Belfast featured Hattie as a model, who wore a nice spring dress…
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Acrylics portrait session with model Courtney
It sounds unbelievable, but we’re already on three of the six live portrait sessions I bought at Belfast’s Crescent Art Center…and I’m wondering…
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Mom’s plants
This was meant to be a cumulative post for the April drawings, but I practically didn’t have time to open the sketchbook, so…
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Acrylics portrait session with model Mari
After last time’s misunderstanding, this time I showed up to the portrait session with all the material to paint and a canvas. I…
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