I am really feeling this piece that I’m working on at the moment. I’m intrigued that the protagonist isn’t human (this wasn’t pre-meditated, it just happened). I don’t fully understand the feeling I’m about to convey so this might not be entirely coherent. Sometimes I feel a bit distanced from figurative artwork because I don’t know who it is in the painting. Sort of like if you were to frame a photograph of a stranger and put it on a shelf. I think this might be why I’m drawn to non-realistic representations of people — they’re much less challenging on this level. Continue reading →

Do those owlets look familiar? I can’t imagine why. Except of course that they’ve been in that state since last Autumn and I first blogged about them last November! Continue reading →

If you happen to follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve probably heard me whinging about being out of some staple art supplies these past few weeks. It’s currently Day 21 of what I’ve come to refer to as the “out-of-vital-art-supplies-and-my-order-still-hasn’t-arrived” saga. I’ve had a couple of kind souls offer to perform an emergency art supplies drop, which we’re calling “Operation Pigment Pusher”. Continue reading →

When I think of the new series I’m working on, I go “squee” in my head. It presents seemingly infinite possibilities and at this moment right now I want to paint them all. Having said that, I have zero track-record with sticking to a cohesive theme with my paintings so there’s every possibility this new-found obsession will last another 3 seconds. Continue reading →

I haven’t made much progress in the studio in the last couple of months due to a spot of travelling, an emergency dash to Denmark for unexpected visa related issues and some health bother. Also, I had to re-paint the eye section on the big owl after completely ballsing it up the first time around. The little guys are my obligatory autumnal colours paintings of the season (although I’m in danger of it no longer being autumn by the time I finish them). Continue reading →