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Rodney Kingston Workshop – Portraits in Oils

Rodney Kingston was on Portrait and landscape artist of the year, and I went to a workshop with him at the Woodley and Early Arts Group to have him teach his method for painting portraits in oils. I first met him at the Woodley and Early arts group demo evening using Nitram liquid charcoal. IContinue reading “Rodney Kingston Workshop – Portraits in Oils”

Sea swimming pool

I like to experiment with ideas, mediums and genres. When I painted this image I was reading a lot of books about abstract art. I’m trying to decide if it’s successful. What I wanted to produce was an image that cut out details with the brush, and then finding details within the white space. IContinue reading “Sea swimming pool”

Balancing Stones

Another of my favourite artists is Sasha Harding. We prefer a beach with sand, but as Sam found stones also have an entertainment value. In the picture are some clothes that I assume were drying on rocks. We never saw the owners! Sasha Harding is Cornwall based and paints mainly seaside views. Her technique isContinue reading “Balancing Stones”

Splashing Stones

One of my early influences as an artist was a water-colourist called Neil Meacher. Neil painted mainly seascapes with a cubist style. But more importantly he used sketch books to develop his ideas. Neils work is always primary colours and is developed in layer much like the printing processes he studied in his early career.TheContinue reading “Splashing Stones”

Seafood on the sea shore

I’m going back in time to 2018. We eat out a lot on holiday. We are willing to risk the attacks of seagulls to enjoy a roll on sand, maybe I should rephrase! This is Widemouth Beach where we found a hut selling baguettes. I’ve included the original sketchbook image. I can see ways toContinue reading “Seafood on the sea shore”

Fisherman’s Cafe, Poole

Just round the corner from our Poole accommodation was the Fisherman’s Cafe. A down to earth breakfast hang-out. From the outside you would probably walk past the Fisherman’s Cafe. It was small and crowded. But the breakfasts were amazing. Traditional full English, sausages in big baps, eggs and black pudding. And a jolly menu thatContinue reading “Fisherman’s Cafe, Poole”