New painting.

'Second flush', Summer daisy.

Oil, pigments on board

Flowers picked from my tiny Falmouth garden.. The second flush of daisy's are a delight at this time of year.

A postcard for Grumbledad

A portrait of a young woman...

 Megan Clarke.

'Megan - A postcard for Grumbledad'

Megan is a lovely new friend from Penryn, she is an artist and film maker and often shows her work at our lovely Fannie and Fox Gallery.. She has been corresponding with her granddad otherwise known as Grumbledad for the past five years. Many of their letters have included a small sketch.Which is how this all began.

To celebrate her granddad and their love for each other she has organized an exhibition of both their 'letters' in a delightful local cafe in Penryn called Howl.

So, Megan asked everyone to join in and create their own 'postcard' which will be sent to Grumbledad as a surprise..

Here is how I started, firstly it's on a bit of mount-board, which was the first thing that came to hand, the first sketch is a bit rough but it only took a couple of minutes.  I then painted over it in a clear gesso to seal the cardboard, the pencil lines still show through.. I then roughed out the painting in acrylics, sadly I forgot to take a photo at that point.

Then with the heat in my studio (yes the sun was shining unlike this morning) the acrylics were drying out far too quick so I decided to go over it in oils.. When it was dry, I cut it down to postcard size..

I gave it to Megan yesterday, and I'm happy to say she was thrilled.

Update... Here is Megan at her exhibition, posing with her portrait.. 

Angels have their names... At last!

Angelica 
25cm x 25cm

'Angelica' - close-up

'Angeline'
25cm x 25cm

'Angeline' - close-up

 'Angelle'
25cm x 25cm

 'Angelle'- close-up

What a task, who said art was an easy option?  Not only do I struggle with the painting, I have also been struggling to name these 'angels'.  It has taken me several weeks and thanks to all of the lovely ideas that you sent me, they now have their names. What would I do without all of your help and support...Thank you all.x

oil on paper.. An angelic update

I thought you might like to see the angels once again and the progress and changes that have been made.

 (I'm afraid that the photographs are not that good)

 Notice the 'special' holding clamps...

They are almost finished, just last minute touches to do..

Tuesday and it's cool damp and lovely

Here are a couple more pictures of Sarah, I have borrowed my son's camera so hopefully the results are a little better.

I love this lady, there is an enigmatic quality about her, is she sad or is she observing us? she kept watching me while I was painting her and when her picture is hung in the house she becomes part of the family, a long lost sister, or maybe someone that used to live in this old house of ours.

Sarah

This is another Icon picture that I'm working on its a slightly bigger canvas than that of late 18"x15" here is just a little peek of who is in the left hand corner.

I'm having another go

................ at Etsy that is I am trying to up load images which are always too...o...o...o.... large for the Etsy format........ and they take so...o..... long to load, and its doing my head in!!!!!!

The first one I'm trying to load is Madam La Fleche

Madam La Fleche
Acrylic on canvas
8"x8"x 1½

Next will be my Icon painting which I've called 'The Three Saints' it has been finished with some imitation gold leaf .

'The Three Saints'
Acrylic on Canvas
10"x12"x ½"

And with any luck I should be able to get this young lady loaded up by sometime next year the way things are going...... I've just deleated all my information by mistake ..... I told you all I'm a numpty.

This is Sarah she is painted with oil and has a crackle effect to make her look a little older

Sarah
Oil on Canvas
10"x10"x½"

I am writing this while I am waiting for Etsy, and waiting and waiting.....
I am still trying to load the first set of images and its driving me nuts.

I think that I shall have to load these up on Etsy another day or I shan't get any 'work' done at all.