random speedy

Just playing with random marks and seeing what came from them...

fun with type

Iv been a bit inspired to play with type again so I thought I would bring some into a painting inspired by some shoot photos I found of Angalina Jolie in 1920's getup. :)

DS Paintings

Here are some Paintings I did on my nintendo DS in the new and old versions of colors...


A forest stream nearby where I am staying.

A plant in a window of the cafe I had brakfast in yesterday


Another part of that same forest walk


A DS painting I did from memory of the lake... the oil is further down in a previous post.


and finally, a study from a photo I took in the galapagos.

Sketch doodle

I have been trying to work on big simple shape compositions... here is something that came out of explaining an idea I had.

Plein Air

Here is a plein air oil painting I did on a recent holiday... It was fun! I think I paint a bit thin though, but time will improve it all. Such a peaceful place.

Some studies

I have been painting like a nutter at work, so here are some of my morning warmups to get into the good-painting-zone. I have found these studies really reduce the amount of 'erase, start again' that always happen when you try paint without being in the right mindset.

This is a study of a Zhaoming Wu Painting... so inspiring!
www.zhaomingwu.com



A quick still life... honing those painting skillz. I am amazed by how much you can learn by trying to paint a tissue.

And whilst showin a workmate some painting techniques... and being asked to put eyes on it, this happened....

Bad Hotel...

This is the by-product of a study I did for something at work. I imagined arriving at this place bag in hand expecting a nice hotel... lets hope it never happens!