Wednesday 21 December 2011

Commission - Lucy



Medium: Acrylic
Paper: Arista Stretched canvas
Size: 24″ × 18"
Duration: Approximately 10-12 hours over two days.
This is probably the last commission I have had to complete before the year ends, I started it yesterday morning and finished it this afternoon. I’m really quite happy with the finished piece, the dog, was being mainly white and creamy and I ended up playing with really subtle creams, blues and greys to even begin to show the white curly fur.
The background also kept busy for a while, but thank heavens for masking tape! Once I masked out portions of the seat sides, it was really fairly easy to fill in the block strips where they were needed.

Thursday 15 December 2011

Commission - Rebecca and the Boys



Medium: Pencil
Paper: Goldline Bristol Board 220gsm
Size: A3 16.5 × 11.7 inches (420 mm x 297 mm)
Duration: 15 hours (over four days)
This is a commissions I’ve recently completed. It was of four children in pencil. This has taken me the better part of four days, but the end result was worth the slow journey. The thing I enjoyed most was the fact that in this single piece of pencil work, there were so many different texture in the composition from the outset, which included their faces, the different styles and tones of their hair styles, their slightly different skin tones and not to mention the subtle tones and texture of all of their clothing. It’s so good to get back into pencil again.