Man in interesting shed - WIP stages

 Man in his interesting shed - WIP stages

Created during the last month or so of 2021 this painting shows a man sitting in his garden shed, modified at a living space with comfortable armchairs and a wood burner for winter evenings. Many interesting knick-knacks are displayed on the walls.

The picture above shows WIP stages of the artwork. In the first panel can be see the drawing, done in brown acrylic paint on a brown wash. After this some colour is added in the form of underpainting, which is basically a foundation layer for future layers added later. This foundation layer has been done in acrylics, painted thinly (rather than oils), something not normally done but time was restricted. Moving on to the third (bottom left) panel oil paint has been added to some sections. This layer is painted with thicker paint and to the correct colour and tonal values required. Finally the last panel shows the completed painting. It is sized at 33” x23” and painted on primed mounting board.

By following this link the artwork can be seen in greater detail.

 

Man in his interesting shed - oil painting

This artwork features a local man relaxing in his hand build garden shed. It can be seen that it is quite a large shed, housing a number of armchairs for guests, and features a wood burner for extra comfort. The interior is decorated with various old tools and other antique equipment recovered from house clearances. The man in question is Geoff Rey, a resident of Southampton, UK, and is himself an artist, often using works by the artist Modigliani as inspiration in his works.
Completed in late 2021, this 33” x 23” figure in interior' painting was done in oils on prepared mounting board.
The finished figurative painting can be seen on this link. 

 Working on closeup 90

A small snippet of an interior with figure painting...

Departure of large steam punk Victorian butterfly - digital illustration

Painted in the winter of 2021 this digital illustration shows a scene of a 'steampunk' inspired view of a large mechanical butterfly. It is taking on passengers while stood in its elegant hangar before take off. A number of well healed observers are watching with interest. The captain is surveying the final checks before departure from his observation platform by the 'eye'. This illustration can be examined more clearly on this link to an external site.