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Couple of small oil paintings finished

Today I finished two small oil paintings, both are square 20×20 cm. One hare and one llama. I also primed four large canvases with background washes, ready for some horse oil paintings based on my photographs I took recently of … Continue reading

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‘Hightail it’ oil hare painting

I may seem to have been quiet lately, but I have been busy trying to complete my six ongoing oil paintings. I have at last finished this hare, it has been hanging around for ages….three months! I just could not … Continue reading

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‘Yin yang’horse oil painting on natural slate tile

This is a quick post, I finished this today, another of my slate paintings. Four more oils to finish, then I am having a break….back to watercolour, and or pastel.

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For the love of nature, natural slate tile and oil painted hare

Following on from my horse on slate, I decided to create a hare in oil, on a slate tile. The slate is proving a very enjoyable base to work on…..back down the reclamation yard I went, ( new forest demolition). … Continue reading

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Can’t find a canvas? Oil painting

I have been busy with the oil paints again, but it means a much slower process, therefore I don’t get to post often, I have eight on the go, and four are a little different. What do you do when … Continue reading

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‘Woebegone’oil hare

I totally forgot to do a blog post on this large oil hare, hopefully he will be in my Hampshire open studio sale, this coming August. Many thanks to Mike Rae for the kind use of his reference photo. He … Continue reading

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‘Through the white horses’ oil painting

Another oil painting finished. When I started this one, I did not plan it out very well, I put the horse too low down on the canvas. I ended up quite liking the colours and the only thing I could … Continue reading

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‘Calico’ horse oil painting finished

At last dried and complete this beautiful skewbald horse from paint my photo. I will put this in the Hampshire open studio exhibition. Last day of holidays, lots achieved, but I am off for a ride now as it is … Continue reading

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‘Pink sky at night’ yay the oil has dried

At last the first one of six oil paintings has dried, I love the vibrancy of the oils. I am not sure what is going on, but I keep picking pinks for backgrounds, four paintings lately! luckily I can change … Continue reading

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Re kindled love of oils

With the approach of our local hospice fundraising art auction, I have had the oil paints out to complete a canvas, having mainly used watercolours over the last year, it was a struggle to get back into the gloopy stuff. … Continue reading

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