All welcome to attend my Exhibition of Titanic Paintings on Wednesday 4th April 2012 at North Down Museum, Bangor, County Down.
Open until to 29th April 2012.
Another double dose of Downton Portraits! I haven’t been feeling well for the last couple of days and painting felt like too much of an effort… but I couldn’t actually keep away from my drawing board and I found that, although I didn’t have patience for paint, I did still want to draw. My short…
This Little Piggy Painting – is my sixteenth painting for advent, 16th December 2013. On the rampage, this boisterous fella charges out for a feed… his morning snack is a pile of turnip peelings. He’s not having roast beef but, then again, he’s not going to market either – turnip is just grand! Original pig…
In an attempt to stay warm this winter, in an inadequately insulated Edwardian house, I have been layering up undergarments, clothes and scarves – to a colourful extreme. I could easily be wearing the full rainbow in separate, single-colour items at this time of year. Contrasting colour combinations take the tedium out of getting dressed…
Oil Pastel Portrait of Martin Our friend Martin called round to loan us some old photographs to scan for a book project and was recruited to be photographed for portrait reference images. He obliged most graciously even stricking a pose when I suggested that I hoped to put as much fun into my project as…
Happy St Patrick’s Day! It feels like a good day to share my recent portrait painting in oils of Catherine. Her colourful outfit in green, yellow and red, was rather obscured by the profile view – but I enjoyed painting this vibrant green and I just loved the hat. I began to block in the…
“Which Chat Bird?” My eleventh painting for advent – 11th December 2013. Met this fella down at the shore… he seemed to be paired up with a robin and I assumed that’s what he was till I looked closer Stonechat or Whinchat though, it’s hard to decide? Original Bird Painting in Acrylic on stretched canvas…