Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Horses at Holkham one year on...

I haven't blogged in almost a year... It is finally my few summer weeks off so time to start again so I keep myself artistically active. I do find it helps but as you can see by the pic today, I have kept myself active. I have been painting a lot this year and the results are getting better and better. I feel like I am gaining confidence in my natural style. I will put various paintings up in the coming weeks to show what I have been doing but I would also like to show my big summer project as it goes along.

I am going to paint some photo-realism using the old masters' techniques. There are 7 stages or layers and I will begin as soon as I finish the sketches.

I also have to finish my painting of Shea as I am STILL working on it!! He is basically finished but I can't seem to sort out the background. I need to do it on the mac first and then I will transfer that to painting.

Some other pics I may share are the balloon girl one year on and some doggy stuff.


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I am an American married to a Brit and living in London. I have a 28 year old son who is living in Southern California and trying to decide what to do with his life. He's lovely! I have a 13 1/2 year old poodle with a degenerative muscle thing and I am constantly worried about when and how it will all end for her... I also have 2 mini daschunds (mum and daughter) and thats nice! Oh, and then there's the cat...I teach at a local art college and I have a studio where I paint. I also do sculpture and various other art things. I love to try new things and lately, I am into felting. I love living in South London (Wandsworth) and I have never been happier. There are so many green spaces and I love to go walking with dogs and friends. I am lucky because I can do exactly what I want in my art without having to worry about being commercial, however, it's nice to be recognized for what you are trying to do. Well, that's enough about me for now...

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