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 97

The old ruins of Netley Abbey have caught the attention of artists over the centuries. It is a late medieval monastery, near the town of Netley, Hampshire. Situated very close to Southampton Water the ruins are a protected ancient monument, overseen by English Heritage. 
This was painted during a paint out day with the Southampton Urban Sketchers on the 13th May 2023. Its sized at 12" x 9.5" and done in oils on mounting board.

Lady gothic vampire with pet during apocalypse - digital illustration

Lady gothic vampire with pet during apocalypse - digital illustration

Digital illustration of vampire with pet artwork

After an apocalyptic event of some sort a different world is now offered. In a ruined church a tall, attractive female gothic vampire, dressed in black attire is having a stroll with her pet creature. It is on the end of a chain but happily resting while its mistress surveys the scene of devastation while enjoying the shade on her umbrella. The pair are not alone as in this strange world, with its dominant red, cloudy sky and barren landscape. There are a number of flying creatures in the air and other, land based ones are scurrying around the building ruins.
This illustration is painted digitally. It is initially painted on a tablet using 'Sketchbook Pro'. When it has been developed to a point the file is then exported to a larger computer where the image is enlarged are repainted to a much finer standard. It measures 6000 x 4500px and was done in early spring 2020.
The gothic horror illustration can be seen in better detail on this link.

Girl with Dragon Fantasy - digital painting

Girl with Dragon Fantasy - digital painting

Girl with Dragon fantasy - digital painting

This fantasy digital painting was done during the latter part of January 2017. The subject is a girl armed with sword with a large black dragon behind her. In the background can be seen an abandoned castle.

It was painted using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' running under windows, with final grading and some extra textures added using Photoshop.
The painting can be seen in detail here.