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View fullsize My painting ‘Shadow Rabbit’ is in the @mallgalleries Figurative Art Now show, online. Check it out, there are loads of good paintings and drawings to see! Link in bio. . #exhibition #figurativeartnow #mallgalleries #figurativeart #paint
View fullsize Victoria Wijeratne (51x41cm) An old pal and super talented composer for film and tv. Check out her work! . #oilpainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #observationalpainting #paintingoncanvas #portrait #oilportrait #composer #victoriawijeratne
View fullsize An obligatory photo from the @newenglishart opening, followed by some details of paintings I really liked. Check the show out if you’re in London. It’s on @mallgalleries till 3rd July. . In order of appearance from left to right: @clare
View fullsize OPENING TODAY! I’ve contributed two paintings to this lovely group show with the @mayfairartcollective . Come along tonight and have a drink with us! Deets below. . Monday 21/06 to Sunday 27/06, 12-22pm The Iron Duke, Mayfair, 11 Avery Row, Ma
View fullsize Gauling (41x51cm) #oilpainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #observationalpainting #paintingoncanvas #lockdown #lockdownpainting #woundedgaul
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View fullsize Pub portrait (20x20cm) An oil sketch of David, initiated outside Mayfair’s Iron Duke pub and finished from a photo ref. Really enjoyed painting alongside @tristann.menard @mick_mcnicholas and @susanmarywallis that sunny Saturday. We and a bu
View fullsize Ooof I’ve been knocked out by my first Covid jab but managed to muster energy for this charcoal drawing. Reference photo by Melissa from the @cane.yo ref vault. #observationaldrawing #figurativedrawing #charcoaldrawing #sketchbook
View fullsize Athena 2 (41x58cm) A sibling painting to accompany an earlier one of Athena. Harsher pose, harsher textures. #portraitoftheartist #portrait #oilportrait #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #observationalpainting #paintingoncan
View fullsize Feel a bit directionless at the moment. So I figure the best thing is to sit down and just draw something. Here’s David setting up his iPad. #sketchbook #drawingfromlife #observationaldrawing #figurativedrawing
View fullsize Current WIP on the easel: a beautiful pose by @solid.model3955 based on the Wounded Gaul. My process is usually to block in colour with fat filbert brushes before ‘sculpting’ with a drawing (rigger) brush. This is at a stage pre-refinin
View fullsize Rude panda. #sketch #charcoal #sketchbook #maleform #panda #fuckoff
View fullsize Couple + cat (41x31cm) #portrait #oilportrait #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #observationalpainting #paintingoncanvasboard #lockdown #lockdownpainting #commission
View fullsize Athena (51x61cm) #portraitoftheartist #portrait #oilportrait #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #observationalpainting #paintingoncanvas #lockdown #lockdownpainting #paris
View fullsize David & Sef (58x41cm) Took a better photo of this painting from a few months ago. These guys were having an animated conversation about Brexit. I find Brexit really quite depressing, so I zoned out for a bit and looked at the pretty colours refl
View fullsize Life drawing from last week with @andrewcrayford1 organised by @artistcherylgould #lifedrawing #sketchbook #charcoaldrawing #observationaldrawing #figurativedrawing
View fullsize My parents drawing in the park. #sketchbook #pencilsketch #observationaldrawing #figurativedrawing #lifedrawing #parents #parklife
View fullsize A domestic kinda Sunday. Here are a couple of charcoal studies of David reading his Kindle. #sketchbook #drawing #charcoal #observationaldrawing #figurativedrawing #lifedrawing #kindle
View fullsize Away from the easel for a couple of weeks - finally getting to do some travelling round the UK again. Hooray! . Here are some scrappy sketches of David on a train / in a camper van. . #charcoal #sketchbook #figurativedrawing #observationaldrawing