Plein air painting 64

Onslow road, Southampton is shown in this plein air painting, done on a hot afternoon in August 2022. The terrace houses to the left are on Rockstone lane, the small road linked to the main one. The road itself is at a downward angle as it runs in to Bevois Valley. Dominating the view is the Sikh Temple, a Victorian building converted for such use in 1970.

Painted on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5", with oil paint.

Death Queen On Throne With Skulls - digital illustration

Death Queen On Throne With Skulls - digital illustration

digital painting - Death Queen On Throne With Skulls

During July 2018 this fantasy illustration was created. The image contains a 'Queen of Death' sitting on her large and ancient throne. Either side of her are alien bodyguards in armour. The malevolent queen herself is adorned with fine jewellery and clothes, and is holding a spear with a human skull perched on the end, and thinking about her next victim. The location is some old temple, hidden from the real world and daylight.

The painting was produced digitally using 'auto Sketchbook pro' software. It was started on an android tablet and after a small period of development is then exported to a W10 computer where the file is enlarged, repainted and refined to create a high quality image.

This link takes you to a high quality version of the image for closer inspection.

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top 

Two large dragons are flying around an old temple on top of a rugged mountain top. In the temple can be seen some soldiers and priests, who are making an offering to the dragons. The sun is setting and the moon has now become visible.

This fantasy image was painted in Photoshop during February 2014.

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/dragons-flying-around-a-temple-on-mountain-top-martin-davey.html

http://www.redbubble.com/people/martyee/works/11864962-dragons-flying-around-a-temple-on-mountain-top

gorgon medusa

gorgon medusa

This was painted in nov2010 in photoshop. I thought it would be fun to do and the darkness of the painting came naturally to the subjects haunt. I needed something bright to show a part or hint of the subject which is why the background with the daylight coming through part of the temple is very important.
Apparently there were three Gorgon sisters, this one being Medusa!

from the website...
This illustration depicts the 'Gorgon' from greek mythology. The creature is seen in a coridor of an ancient ruined temple. It has a womans head and torso, but a tail like a snakes with a rattle at the end. The head has many snakes coming out from it. and looking in to the eyes of the creature will turn the viewer to stone. The Gorgon is also known as Medusa, and Gorgoneion.
This is an photoshop illustration painted to a size of 8" x 10". The artwork was created in 2011. I wanted to keep the figure as a silhouette to add more mystery and be able to show the glowing eyes. It was important to have some backlight to show up the figures silhouette, so the use of having daylight at the back falling in to the corridor on to the sand achieves this aim.