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    A Striking Likeness

    A Striking Likeness

    Above is a portrait of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson by Sargent. She and Sargent did not get on and, while she sat for her portrait,...
    The Artist’s Daughter

    The Artist’s Daughter

    Painted over the last ten months whenever my daughter had a Saturday morning free for me.
    Portraits and models

    Portraits and models

    In E H Shepard‘s cartoon, three models stand in front of their portraits supposedly to brighten up the exhibition. Shepard pokes fun at...
    Painting a Nude

    Painting a Nude

    A few weeks ago, I painted a nude. I do not paint or draw the figure much as pictures of nudes are difficult to sell and can be quite...
    Self Portrait

    Self Portrait

    (Originally posted on December 17, 2016 by) Left is a recent self portrait. There are pros and cons to painting self-portraits: Pros: The...
    Artistic Influences

    Artistic Influences

    The greatest influence on my work has come from Charles Cecil whose school in Florence I attended. Charles would often talk about his...
    Painting Lizzy

    Painting Lizzy

    (Originally posted on April 21, 2016) Lizzy II, oil on canvas, 120 x 80cm, 2016 A year ago I drew a charcoal portrait of Lizzy; this time...
    Portrait Sketches of Local Entrepreneurs

    Portrait Sketches of Local Entrepreneurs

    From 1 March to 2 April 2016, I will be holding an exhibition of charcoal portrait sketches of local entrepreneurs at the Trinity Arts...
    Models and Artists

    Models and Artists

    A year or so ago I visited the Zorn Museum in Mora, Sweden, with another artist who pointed out that in the painting below Zorn had used...
    Artists using the sightsize technique

    Artists using the sightsize technique

    I paint using the sightsize method which means placing the image alongside the subject. When I stand back from the subject and image, I...
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