Head painting exercise - 'Blakes 7' set 02

Blakes 7, a popular television series from 1978 -81 featured a number of popular characters. This further selection features top left, Commander Servalan, top right, Olag Gan, bottom left, Cally, bottom right, Space Commander Travis.
Each on is done in oils on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5", during spring 2024.

studio interior findings 01

Studio interior findings 2024 

'Workmate'

I share an old dilapidated space with fellow artists as our studio. During 2024 I did a series of paintings of things/ interiors within the space, all painted from life, allaprima. 

This is a 'workmate' set up upon the first floor, with sawdust and a plastic bag on the floor.
9.5 x 12" oil on cardboard.

Head painting exercise - 'The Champions'

This set of portraits are characters from 'The Champions', a series broadcast in the UK between 1968 - 69, and made by ITC, a company who produced quite a few similar series.
It is listed as a spy thriller/science fiction/ detective fiction series. Shown are the four main characters (upper left) Craig Stirling, (upper right) Sharron Macready, (lower left) Tremayne, (below right) Richard Barrett.

Julian Masson portrait - oil painting

Pictured here is French artist Julian Masson, currently residing in the UK. 
He is framed in this composition standing in amongst one of his works, a mobile named " Frequency Hopping" which consists of cut card triangle shapes painted with various textures, hung from a frame work suspended from the ceiling. It's influenced by H. Lamarr’s work.

Julian's work explores our relation with technology and the connections between Science and the Arts. His web site is https://jfmmasson.com/
The painting is sized at xxx x xxx", painted on canvas, in oils. Originally the painting started to take shape in late summer 2023. Some progress was made before the work was abandoned until the following spring, when completed.

Plein air painting 136 07 june bishop's waltham ruins

Plein air painting 136 

Bishop's Waltham palace was a residence built around 1367 and destroyed during the civil war 1642-49. It was home to many influential figures in politics and the church over the years. The ruins are about 12 miles from Southampton.
This oil painting was done one Friday morning with very changeable weather conditions so it was difficult to pin it down as a dull day or sunny one. Sized at 12 x 9.5", done in oils on mounting board. 07/06/24.

Plein air painting 135 

This unglamorous view is of a traffic junction in central Southampton. It is a junction along Western Esplanade road within the heart of the city. The long red brick wall hides the railway line running parallel to the road. On the left can be seen the footbridge crossing the line, with the building beyond it being offices built above the central station. 
This was painted one Thursday morning (06/06/24) on mounting board sized at 12 x 9.5" in oils.

Plein air painting 134

 

Plein air painting 134 rose garden

A meetup of the Southampton Art society took place at the East (Andrews) park, in central Southampton, on the morning of 4th June 2024. The specific location was the rose garden, near the junction of New road and Above Bar Street. In the background can be seen some of the shops, some in scaffolding on the right hand side.
Painted on cardboard in oils, sized at 12 x 9.5".