Rough Sketches in Acrylic

Flower Drawings

Development of Plane and Boat Painting

Experiment, 2010

Experiment with Charcoal and Linseed Oil (from 2010).

I had never heard of anyone using crushed charcoal with a medium like linseed oil to then apply it with a brush.  As it turns out there is probably a reason, as this didn't go so well.  The charcoal doesn't really mix with the oil and you end up with a grainy finish.  Also I thought the oil might act as a fixative, but not much luck here either, it still rubs off if you touch it.  Although, the bits where there aren't any grains look okay so maybe I should have just ground the charcoal more.  I thought about trying it with water next - it might actually dissolve it.

Happy Halloween

I had to show off my pumpkin from yesterday, I'm quite proud of him. 

Church In My Home Village, 2008

Graphite on Paper.  2008.

Still-Life with Fruit, 2008

Studies of a Sheep's Skull, 2008

                                   

These studies were all produced as part of a portfolio of drawings that I sent off to universities for admission into architecture school.  

The Wolf, 2008

Educational piece, Acrylic on Plaster.

Painted with acrylics and applied directly onto plaster using only a palette knife.  The plaster had been applied to an MDF board in a rough manner, leaving the surface bumpy and grainy to give the painting an interesting effect.

Development of the Wolf's Head