2011
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Happy new year to everyone - xx |
31-12-2011
Word count: 27
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Working Drawings
I am always surprised when looking through old work files, that sort of year-end activity that happens easily on a damp afternoon. This one, 'Chamber' was a rare thing, sold long ago,... |
30-12-2011
Word count: 139
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Yesterday afternoon I made this drawing of two figures. Its not unusual for me to draw such a thing and having read a lot of Roberto Calasso's book Tiepolo's Pink, to make a drawing that reflects late ... |
29-12-2011
Word count: 263
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Where Monet meets Constable
Some years ago I was called on to do a painting demonstration, and in order to give structure to the lesson took a copy of Constable's 'Hay Wain' and proceeded to translate... |
23-12-2011
Word count: 102
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Lucien Freud on paper
We are just back from France with early Christmas presents! This new book of Freud's drawings came my way as a present, wow, all those early drawings in one book with etchi... |
21-12-2011
Word count: 187
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Mary and Joseph come for Christmas
Last week I posted some thoughts on 'Direct Painting' that featured a couple on a yellow ground. Recently I took up this canvas again to make some adjustments ... |
12-12-2011
Word count: 212
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Los Remedios in Veher de la Frontera, Andalusia.
This oil painting hangs in my bedroom, I rather like it.
I have some habits when working, but I am not bound by them. The embryonic drawings are shown... |
12-12-2011
Word count: 256
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Thinking aloud
I call this piece 'hotel' or away from homeaway from myselfamid silent expectations
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09-12-2011
Word count: 70
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Finding a hot beach in the winter.
This picture is is warm to the touch! It is a theme I have worked on before, and as the weather turned cold I felt the need for some hot colours.
Assembled from fig... |
06-12-2011
Word count: 143
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Today (Saturday) I have worked on two paintings, this one in the afternoon. I like to clean the palette between pictures to keep the pictures fresh, old colour can influence me and tain... |
03-12-2011
Word count: 177
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