Sheri - New beginnings

I've been painting and drawing horses for a while and have been pretty much out of my comfort zone. Not naturally a horse enthusiast, they've been a challenge which has been at times rewarding but at others much less so! So, back in the comfort zone, I'm working on a new portrait of my daughter, reclining. I've just spent a couple of hours on it so far, mapping it out, drawing in the bare bones of the composition to get the proportions right. Many more hours to go, but it's good to be starting something human!

There are a lot of difficult areas that aren't really explained properly in the sketch, but hopefully the lights and darks that come into the painting will answer any questions. This is oil on canvas, about a metre wide.

Lynn Warren at The Gallery, Cork Street

Here are some photos of Lynn's sculptures from the Tactus exhibition at The Gallery, Cork Street,  April 30 - 5 May, 2012. Stunning work, Lynn - well done!

 

 

Richard - Recent Pictures

Like Sheri, I've not posted much here over the last couple of months. To make up, here are some recent pictures.

Sheri - latest portraits

A few times now I’ve been commissioned to do portraits as birthday presents. I always feel there should be a complete embargo on mentioning what I’m working on, publicly, or showing work in progress. I always fear that the recipient may find out, however random or unlikely that may be. So, what may look like a month of inactivity has actually been a period of solid painting. For the last month I’ve been hard at it, working on two portraits, brothers, as a surprise birthday present. Here are the finals - both oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches, painted from supplied photos.

Michael: Moving on

In future, I'll be posting only on my personal blogs. If you'd like to keep up-to-date with my work in progress, please go to:

michaelwjgage.blogspot.com

and

floatingrabbit.blogspot.com

Hope to see you there!

Michael: Sissinghurst

A dark green layer (the ninth!) across the entire image completes the print.



Sissinghurst. Linocut, 30 x 24 cm.

Michael: Illustration Friday

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "intention". Here's my attempt: Floating Rabbit blog