Saturday 29 March 2014

Colourful fields on a farm in Devon, UK

Colourful fields on a farm in Devon, UK 

This oil painting is painted in the 'wet into wet' technique and measures 10” x 12”. It shows the countryside at Wembury, Devon, near to the coast, made up of brightly coloured fields contrasting well against the blue sky during a summers day. In the foreground is a pretty stone wall with gate, separating a local farm from a field.

Colourful fields on a farm in Devon, UK-oil painting m p davey

Colourful fields on a farm in Devon, UK

Thursday 27 March 2014

Small WIP of boat at Eling, Hampshire

Small WIP of boat at Eling, Hampshire

This is another image showing a small 10" x 12" created in 3 stages, of a boat at Eling Mill, Hampshire, on the outskirts of Southampton. It was painted in oils in a day. The first stage is actually a red painted canvas with the drawing done using brown acrylic paint, but is turned in to a B/W image with tones adjusted for clarity.
Small WIP of boat at Eling, Hampshire oil painting
Small WIP of boat at Eling, Hampshire

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Still life wheelbarrow with collection of pots by stone wall

Still life wheelbarrow with collection of pots by stone wall

This small oil painting features a collection of garden tools against a wall, the largest of which is a wheelbarrow, on which the paint has partly peeled off revealing an earlier colour. Around it is a collection mainly of ceramic pot and plastic pots for plants. The stone wall behind makes an interesting backdrop. The painting is painted in the 'wet into wet' technique and measures 10” x 12”.
Still life wheelbarrow with collection of pots by stone wall-painting
Still life wheelbarrow with collection of pots by stone wall

 

 

Saturday 22 March 2014

Small paintings WIP stages

Small paintings (southampton area) WIP stages.

wip oil painting southampton artist southampton common
wip oil painting southampton artist
The above is a wip view of an oil painting of some trees in Southampton Common park. The end picture is the finished result, with the photograph taken with a crude mobile camera. A proper photograph will follow in due course. The painting measures 10" x 12".
wip oil painting southampton weston shore
wip oil painting southampton weston shore

The above is a wip view of an oil painting of a view at Weston Shore. The end picture is the finished result, with the photograph taken with a crude mobile camera. A proper photograph will follow in due course. The painting measures 10" x 12", and was painted two weeks after the Southampton common painting. Each painting took about 6 hrs to do, painting wet on wet.

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Monster Octopus attacking building in storm

Monster Octopus attacking building in storm

A giant octopus is seen attached to the side of a tall building during a stormy evening, its tentacles weaved around the office block. Lightning is flashing across the sky and illuminating the creature allowing passers by on the street to look up and be shocked by the sight of the monster. It has many sharp teeth, and will pose a threat for some time...
Painted in Photoshop to A4 size during February 2014.
Monster Octopus attacking building in storm-digital monster painting
Monster Octopus attacking building in storm

Thursday 13 March 2014

Cartoon Cow Family on Boating Holiday

Cartoon Cow Family on Boating Holiday

 
Cartoon family made up of cows, sitting in a boat during their holiday. The father cow is enjoying the heat of the day, and a beer. The younger calf’s are amused by the local wildlife with the grumpy teenager is lost in his music. Finally the mother is looking after the baby cow.

Painted in photoshop to A4 size during feb 2014.

Cartoon Cow Family on Boating Holiday-digital painting
Cartoon Cow Family on Boating Holiday


Sunday 9 March 2014

Spirit of Autumn Woman

Spirit of Autumn Woman

This digital painting was created in Photoshop during December 2013. It depicts a pretty woman, her reflecting the colours of Autumn, in an Autumn landscape. The picture layout is slightly dreamy in aspiration and has stylised leaves and trees. The woman, and her sweeping movement and flowing energy is echoed in the composition and she is almost a part of the scene herself, becoming the spirit of autumn.
Spirit of Autumn Woman-digital painting

Spirit of Autumn Woman

 

Spirit of Autumn Woman painting by m p davey

Thursday 6 March 2014

painting of Bournemouth beach in stages

painting of Bournemouth beach in stages

painting of Bournemouth beach in stages 
Today i did a little, 10” x 12” oil painting of the pier on the beach at Bournemouth, Dorset. The first is the drawing on the board during the morning, followed at a halfway stage at lunch and the finish result at 4.30pm. The paintings are done on a red canvas, but I have made the first image BW for clarity. Please excuse the poor quality phone images!
A proper photograph of the painting will be uploaded when the paint is dry!

Wednesday 5 March 2014

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

This digital illustration was painted in January 2014 in photoshop to A3 size. It features a dusty, barren desert landscape with a man riding a camel. In the background can be seen a very old and weather beaten Saturn V rocket, as used for the Apollo moon landings, standing upright it appears for a very long time...
The rocket is shown to be similar in some ways to the surrounding rock formations, tall, old and worn by the sands of the desert storms, and part of the landscape. The rider on the camel has no interest in the rocket, it having been there longer than himself.
Old Saturn V rocket in desert digital painting
Old Saturn V rocket in desert
Old Saturn V rocket in desert painting martin davey