Something different, a portrait of The Bird Man, stages1&2
I have a list in my head of paintings I want to do in connection with Hotham Park. The list is far too long to complete before my looming exhibition but this one I want to finish.
I have a list in my head of paintings I want to do in connection with Hotham Park. The list is far too long to complete before my looming exhibition but this one I want to finish.
I have put the finishing touches to this by painting in the crows. Hotham Park has a large population of crows and rooks strutting around and nesting in tall trees. The crows are unusual in that they have white feathers in their wings.
After painting the back wall of my studio with mould resistant emulsion I managed to work on this again.
My second post today and I promise not to rant! After my long painstaking session on the snow scene this morning I felt I needed to launch out into something freer. This is the first stage the summer version of my trio of Elderberry tree paintings.
There comes a time with a painting that one really wishes it was finished but there stretches ahead a tundra of sheer plod which goes on until the end is finally reached. I think that is why I have restrain myself from hitting the well-meaning person who says, “It’s so relaxing, it must be nice…
Spent 4-5 hours working on the second stage of this today. Alkyd paints dry overnight making it possible to continue the following day. I use them in the summer when I can open the windows in my studio. In warm weather acrylics dry too quickly leaving no working time. There is still a lot to…