More Still Life 

There hasnt been much chance for getting out to paint and I have wanted to improve my direct observation skills anyway so here are some still lifes painted in January

Oil pastel painting of my still life arrangement. It is on card treated with a gesso and pumice ground. Only a4 size mount so quite small for an oil pastel as the sennelier sticks are quite soft and thick. I used a variety of blending techniques and scraping back to neaten edges.

Peonies in a Blue Vase

Acrylic 29cm x 18.5cm of Peonies in a Blue Vase. Started life as a watercolour then finished with acrylics. It is painted on heavy watercolour paper. 

Mornac Sur Seudre Paintings in Oil and Acrylic

Back from France where I've had chance to relax, paint and think of Art. I love colour and the light over there encourages brighter colours on my palette. Here's a few completed oils and acrylics with a new one started and left over there to finish next time we visit. All were based on a recent visit to Mornac sur Seudre.

My website

 

I have decided to resurrect my www.www.artlook.co.uk website and include my lessons and photos as someone might find them useful. Its taken a few days to sort it out but worth it as I have included some blogs by brilliant artists who I like to follow. Its good to see them in one place with examples of their work.