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 A small snipet of a humourous dinosaur illustration...

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old cemetery Southampton on a sunny sunday sketch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This painting shows a view of the 'old cemetery' in Southampton, Hampshire. The cemetery is a victorian one, now mostly overgrown which gives it an extra quality with foliage twisting over the tumbled headstones. It was painted on Sunday morning, 13th September on a board measuring 12" x 9".

 

Two people walking through woods at Southampton common - oil painting

Completed oil painting of the Hampshire common.

A view of Southampton common in Autumn is the subject of this painting, created during July 2020. Two teenagers are shown strolling along a tarmac path within a wooded area of the common, surrounded by the densely packed trees on either side. The painting measures 20” x 16” and is painted in oils on primed mounting board. It was glazed with a further oil layer when dry to help emphasize the rich colours.

The common itself is of a large area (365 acres) and was first established during the 13th century. It contains varied landscapes from forest areas to grass fields, lakes and play areas

This landscape painting was created during summer 2020 and features Southampton common, a large natural area of special biological interest within the city itself. It is 365 acres in size and contains woodland, grassland and various amenities for the public. The painting, done in oils, is painted on prepared mounting board sized at 20” x 16”.

By following this link, the landscape artwork can be seen in better clarity.

Two people walking through woods at Southampton common - WIP stages

Stages in the creation of the Hampshire common painting.

The image, split in to 3 panels, shows three stages of the creation of the artwork. In the first panel can be seen the initial drawing done in brown acrylic on on a brown acrylic wash. Certain areas which will be quite light in tone (such as the sky) have been painted with white acrylic paint. Moving on to a later stage the second panel shows initial work on the first oil painted layer, where basic areas of colour are added using thinned oil painting. No detail is done at this stage, is purpose is to act as an underpainting for the scene. When this is dry, in this case 10 days, then work can continue with the final stage, as shown in the 3rd panel. Here in the final stage, paint is added much thicker than before, to the correct colours and with details added, although the underpainting still partially still shows through. Once the painting is completed and dry a 'glazing' layer is added which is a part transparent application of paint held in an oil medium over the painting which is used to emphasize colours and depth in the scene.

The painting can be seen in greater detail on this link.

 

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A small snippet of a marine based oil painting...

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View of Watts Park, Southampton

This is the view looking south from a spot on Watts Park, Southampton in Hampshire. The clock tower of the Civic centre, built in the 1930s, can be seen above the trees. On the right in a very abstract form is the statue of Isaac Watts.This 12" x 9" plein air painting was done on the afternoon of hte 10th September 2020.

 

M7 Steam engine in the Southern Countryside - WIP stages

Railway painting featuring M7 tank locomotive in the country WIP.

A steam railway engine is shown running through the southern English countryside in a 1950s setting. The artwork is sized at 22" x 16" and painted in oils on mounting board. It was done for reproduction as a greeting card, sized at 7” x 5”, for a railway society.

The panel above shows three stages of the paintings evolution. In the first panel the drawing, done in dark brown acrylic paint can be seen, which is painted on a brown wash. White paint has been added to indicate tonally lighter areas, such as the sky. Moving on to the second panel a basic set of colours has been added using diluted oil paint. This is done to indicate where the colours and tonal variations are within the artwork, and act as an underpainting. The third and final panel features the finished oil painting. Here the paint has been applied over the underpainting in a thicker and more refined manner, and detail added. This nostalgic railway scene can be seen in better resolution by following this link.