Wednesday 30 March 2011

Southampton River Itchen Chapel Tredegar Wharf

Southampton_chapel_wharfSouthampton, River Itchen, Chapel, Tredegar Wharf

This is an oil painting of one of the small wharfs,known as tredegar wharf, at Southampton docks. It measures 18" x 16" and was completed in feburary 2011. The green algae is quite prominent, perhaps because the wharf is largely unused,but the green colour is very strong and dominant. The cranes help to add interest in the landscape, and I would expect at some stage to paint the cranes themselves as they are quite interesting in shape.

from the website...
This painting is a view of one of the slipways at the docks at Southampton, along the river Itchen. It is named as the Tredegar Wharf. I was drawn to the interesting industrial landscape, a combination of flats,cranes, warehouses and water. The bright green algae on the slipway was colourful, and the two children standing on the slipway add interest and scale. It is painted on a canvas in oils at a size of 18"x14" during 2011.
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Sunday 20 March 2011

Bournemouth beach:Pier theatre

Bournmeouth_beach_pier_theatreBournemouth beach: pier theatre

This was painted in oils on a 16" x 20" canvas and is of the sunny, sandy beach at Bournemouth, Dorset ,UK.
The pier itself was originally built in the 1800s, but was extensively rebuilt in 1950 and the theatre (or theater) was built in 1960, and shill holds summer shows and plays.
This was painted during late January/early February 2011 when the UK was caught in an ice/snowy grip!
Other paintings of the beach can be seen here .

from the website...
This is a painting of Bournemouth Beach, in the UK, showing the famous pier, with the pier theatre at the end of it, in the background. The artwork is based on a number of photographs, combined and repositioned in photoshop. The final resulting image is then printed out, scaled up and redrawn by hand on to the canvas.

The people and their activities are always fun and interesting to paint. The water is always tricky to do but fun. There is a change of tone in the sea as it changes from one shade of blue/green to a more yellowy green, as the water becomes shallower. The feeling of bright sun seems to come across in the painting. It is painted on a canvas measuring 20" x 16" using oil paints.


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Friday 18 March 2011

Alien beach vacation

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alien beach vacation

Alien beach vacation


Painted to A4 size in photoshop,during February 2010. This was fun and easy to do, my favorite part being the child alien who has dropped his ice cream and is now worried by the strange crab coming to it. The spider like aliens are having jelly!

from the website...
This was painted in photoshop to A4 size during 2011. It depicts a fun scene on a beach where life seems normal except that the visiting tourist are aliens, still enjoying the sea, ice creams and listening to an old fashioned transistor radio. The father wears a horrible string vest and is reading a book similar to JAWS. I particularly like the child alien, having dropped a part of the ice cream on the beach is now watching worryingly a crab approaching for the treat. The creatures on the left are having some jelly on a plate!
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Saturday 12 March 2011

Southampton River Itchen Northam winter afternoon

Southampton_River_Itchen_Northam_winter_afternoonSouthampton River Itchen Northam winter afternoon.


This was based on a photograph I took on a late afternoon in December. It is of the river Itchen at Northam,Southampton. It was a very calm day and the water was almost like a mirror.
It was painted during February in oils on canvas and is 20"x16".

from the website...
This oil painting depicts the area of Northam, Southampton. It is the river Itchen, facing in the direction of Southampton. On the sky line can be seen cranes and in the centre can be seen the tower block that is featured in other paintings of the area. On the left is the Northam Bridge, one of the first pre-strested concrete bridges, built in the 1950s. The view is from the local boardwalk. The image is based on a photograph, and was a very cold and sunny day, quite late, during the winter months. The water was particularly still, like a mirror. The crane has since been removed. The area is quite popular with photographers and although not a pretty location is still visually interesting. Many boat wrecks are in the area, and a painting of one is here. 
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Friday 11 March 2011

Royal Wedding 2011

royal_wedding_2011_cakeRoyal Wedding 2011


Painted in Photoshop early march 2011, ready for the big day in april of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This is of course is an alternate view of the situation, illustrating the rotten and broken british society that they are well separated from, yet knowing that the very same society will be financing there privileged lifestyle as a matter of fact, with no public consultation.

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This digital painting illustrates a possible cake for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton during April 2011. It was painted a month before the actual event, so the design of the cake is made up. It is obviously a political illustration with a tiered society/ cake, the bottom of which is rotten and has reference to drugs and crime etc. The icing is broken and worms are coming out of the cracks. It is also green with mold at the bottom of the cake. But the large base layer is supporting the upper layers, to which the occupants at the top are completely unaware whats going on beneath. Old faded and worn out flags make up the backdrop.

Painted in 2011. 


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Sunday 6 March 2011

Princess releasing bird

princess_releasing_birdPrincess releasing Bird

This was painted in photoshop around early February 2010, but I was never that happy with it. I left it a few weeks and added flowers and more tonal work to help bring it out a bit more, as I felt is was too flat, despite the prospective. It does look better now. Ironically I was expecting the figure (in perspective) to be the most difficult element here but it was not after all.

from the website...
This illustration depicts a princess releasing a white dove to freedom in the grounds of her home. The angle is looking down at the action to show the release of the bird, leaving the girl behind on the ground.

Painted in 2011. 

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