I enjoy this stage of a painting. The layers of paint on the subject beginning to render full colour. After some of the hard work building the background I now need to get the main […]

I find I get to that stage in a painting without fail. After the learning lessons of process and technique along with surviving the messy stage, a few areas in the painting start to form […]

I am pleased with the progress so far although I have much to do on this painting. Mainly still the underpainting at this stage. I have been working on the trees in the background, here […]

I am now getting through the “messy” stage of the colour block in. Without fail I always find lessons in my work, sometimes frustrations, it is here that perseverance helps, there are always things to […]

Progressing well. I always think a painting looks great when you have done the initial sketch on the canvas. The messy stage then has to happen with the colour block in. Even though this stage […]

Exciting and always a challenge starting a new painting. For me this is quite a large painting of a beautiful and graceful moment that I experienced early in the morning when the air is still […]