Sunday 28 April 2019

Southampton Old Cemetery In Autumn - oil painting

Southampton Old Cemetery In Autumn - oil painting

landscape cemetery in Hampshire art by Martin Davey
Oil painting of  'Southampton Old Cemetery In Autumn'
Gradually nature is reclaiming this old cemetery in Southampton, Hampshire. It is known as the 'Old' cemetery and was first opened in the 1840's. It has a size of 27 acres and features 100's of headstones from the Victorian and early part of the 20th century, including a number connected to victims of the titanic disaster.
The painting was done in oils during November 2018, and is painted on mounting board, and features the location during a sunny, autumn day. It can be viewed in greater detail here.

Friday 26 April 2019

Passengers Boarding The Hamble Water Taxi In Hampshire - oil painting

Passengers Boarding The Hamble Water Taxi In Hampshire - oil painting

river Hamble water taxi Hampshire painting M P Davey
Oil painting showing the river taxi in operation
This painting, created in oils during summer 2018 shows eager passengers awaiting to board a 'taxi' service one sunny summers morning. The ferry operates on the river Hamble in Hamshire, in the south of the UK, and operates between two villages on each side of the river, Hamble and Warsash.
The painting is sized at 28” x 20”. The artwork can be viewed in closeup on this link.

Sunday 21 April 2019

London National Gallery in the winter - WIP stages

London National Gallery in the winter - WIP stages

oil painting London in stages Martin Davey
London's National Gallery landscape painting WIP
Shown above are four panels demonstrating development of an oil painting. The subject is a view of the National Gallery, London, situated in Trafalgar Square. In the first panel can be seen the line drawing, done with acrylic paint on a coloured ground. White acrylic paint is used to show areas of highlights/ high tones. The second panel features the basic underpainting colours applied to the painting, which give a basic tonal and colour representation of the subjects, although kept to the darker tones overall. In the third panel the final layer of paint is applied, this time thickly than before and with the correct colour and tonal balance. Also detail is painted in at this stage. Finally, the last panel shows the completed painting, which measures 44” x 37”.

It can be viewed at full detail on this link.

Thursday 18 April 2019

Working on closeup 57

Working on closeup 57

northam boat yard painting WIP close up
 A small snippet of a marine based oil painting...

Sunday 14 April 2019

Working on closeup 56

Working on closeup 56

WIP oil landscape of City London Martin Davey
A snippet of a London street based oil painting...