Wow this has been a lot of work. Here are the two works of art I have been working on over the last few months. The cheetah subject is based in the Kalahari with a […]

July 16 2021 As usual the artists colours simply do not translate into a photograph very well. They are much more saturated in the actual artwork. At this stage the vessel has been carved and […]

June 18 2021 Today starting from scratch again. Pencil on sanded wood. This piece is a sunset hunt of lion and zebra loosely based on a savanna scene in the Masai Mara. The two lionesses […]

June 142021 An altogether more intense day mulling oil paint. Here Cadmium Yellow Deep PY35 This pigment absorbs less oil compared with yesterday’s pigment  and initially is harder work getting it from the crumbly pallet […]

June 13 2021 Some background work here today, making oil paint. I find this truely fascinating as a way of learning about the pigments and their individual characteristics. This knowledge in turn really helps me […]

May 25 2021 It appears I have the high society art critic in my studio this evening, just as a bonus studio picture for today. Im sure some of you will relate to this problem.

May 17 2021 I seem to be working on subjects with spots at the moment. Here the under painting of the cheetah on this carved vessel is progressing to my liking with tonal range and […]

May 14 2021 Some more progress on these two works. The carved piece is now blocked in with colour and the guineafowl colour study for a larger work of five birds is also progressing nicely. […]

April 14 2021 Some more steady progress. I am enjoying how the design of the motif in this vessel is emerging from the timber.The relief and textures will subtly add to the fine art painting. […]