Tuesday 30 January 2024

Plein air painting 82

Plein air painting 82

clock tower Southampton painting Martin Davey

The famous tower clock of the grade II listed Civic Centre building is seen here rising above the trees. The location is Andrews park, in the centre of the city of Southampton. Painted one early Sunday morning with sunshine, in October,2022 on mounting board cut to 12" x 9.5", using oil paint.

Sunday 21 January 2024

Plein air painting 81

Plein air painting 81

landscape art countryside pepperbox hill Wiltshire


Following on from the previous post is this second painting done in the Pepperbox Hill area during October 2022. It was an amazing view that went on for miles and miles. The city of Salisbury is in the view but swallowed by the enormous landscape surrounding it. Originally a herd of cows sat in the bottom left of the scene and sat calmly watching me set up. As soon as I dipped the brush into paint, the whole herd moved off scene!
Painted on mounting board cut to 12"x 9.5". Oil painted.

Monday 15 January 2024

Head painting exercise - 'The Walking Dead' 03

Head painting exercise - 'The Walking Dead' 03

Walking dead characters oil paintings

A selection of further characters from the long running and popular 'The Walking Dead' TV series.
The characters shown are Tara Chambler,  Morgan Jones,  Abraham Ford, Sasha Williams. Each painting is done in oils, mainly in one sitting, on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5". Painted late 2022/ early 2023. 

Tara Chambler


Morgan Jones

Abraham Ford

Sasha Williams



Tuesday 2 January 2024

Plein air painting 80

Plein air painting 80

wiltshire Pepperbox hill art M P Davey

During October 2022 two plein air landscape paintings were done on Pepperbox Hill, just outside Salisbury, Wiltshire, this being the first. It was a little chilly when this was done early in the (sunny) morning. The viewer is looking NW in the direction of the city of Salisbury, with the A36 located on the right (off the composition). Pepperbox is the name of a brick built folly, dating from the 1600's, situated nearby.
This was painted in oils on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5"