Innamincka men revisited

Well another year nearly gone and time to submit work for a series of London exhibitions. No guarantee of being selected off course, but have to give it go. 

The two Charcoals of the 'Innamincka Men' where taken from photographs I took while on a camping trip in South Australia's north. The two guy's ran the the tyre repair place at Innamincka, also worked as station hands and I dare say anything else that came along - great characters.

Sold the London Barge painting awhile ago so decided to do another - this one is acrylic on canvas.

An early start at Borough Market, great light

Back in London - good to be painting again

After a premature end to my epic 4 month trip to Nepal (the less said the better) I'm back doing what I enjoy most ... creating art. A portrait to kick off, this one was done twice as the young lady who supplied the photo distorted it accidently ... I won't repeat what I muttered to myself at 2am the morning of the day it was to be presented as a gift to her boyfriend. The idea was to portray the guy in the same light as the godfather. In the end she was over the moon so all is good.

Also a few nudes in pastel for an up and coming dry medium exhibition. Lastly a few jobs to help pay the rent, my little sign business is going well, all word and mouth so far..... Enjoy, comments good and bad most welcome...

Off to New York...

Two Paintings and a Pimm's Sign New York bound with the new owner

Abstract Oil - St Pauls

Abstract Oil detail - St Pauls

African police woman - Charcoal

More Acrylics

A few of my latest, still cracking on with the Acrylics, people seem to like them and I like doing them

I like the speed that I can work in the medium, I do a few construction lines (very minimal) then just jump in. 

Paintings like these usually take between 2 and 3 days, the people I paint are referenced  from my sketch books and are painted straight on (most of them require on going surgery)

Borough Market - Acrylic on canvas

Borough Market - Acrylic on canvas detail

Tower Bridge mark 2 - Acrylic on canvas

St Paul's - Acrylic on canvas

St Paul's - Acrylic on canvas detail

Greece & Turkey trip with my boy Sam - good times

The beautiful island of Rhodes, which is just of the southern coast of Turkey, a stunning view around every corner.

I painted the view first in oil, then in watercolor just to see how they would contrast. 

Sat for about an hour waiting for the right shot ... thanks for putting up with your dads obsessions Sammy.

Sold - oil on canvas

Sold - oil on canvas (detail)

Watercolor on paper 

Watercolor on paper (detail)

A couple of new signs for Borough Market

A new commission, a Jack Russell Pup, unfortuntley deceased - had a disagreement with a bus, poor little guy. Hope painting will bring back fond memories.

Oil on canvas - Sold

 A few sketches to try out new techniques 

Indian ink on paper

Indian ink and watercolour on paper

Robin red breast and latest paintings

Received a commission to do a Robin from a guy who wanted a gift for his wife - when she sees a robin it reminds her of her mum who died recently. 

I started in acrylic with the intention of finishing in oil, but decided it went quite well in acrylic and the softness I was worried about not achieving in acrylic seems to have worked ok. The other acrylic paintings are small (a little larger than A4) I wanted to test my new traveling easel, which is basically a board siting on a photographic tripod. 

Robin - acrylic on canvas

Robin detail - acrylic on canvas

Borough Market  - acrylic on board

St Pauls  - acrylic on board

View from gallery window - acrylic on board

View from gallery window detail - acrylic on board

The rendezvous - oil on canvas

Portrait Prize

John Boner

Entered the BP Portrait Prize this year with something a little different, usually I start my portraits in acrylic then go over them in oil, this time I just continued in acrylic. Not the easiest thing to do, as acrylics don't lend themselves to the subplties of portraits (in my opinion)  but thought it would give it a go. You never know unless you give it a go.

A few pics from our camping trip while home, Butlers Beach and Pondalowie Bay.

My daughter Yasmin