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#MasterpieceMonday – Peter Paul Rubens – The Battle of Anghiari Copy – 1603

So let’s begin the inspiration with a #MasterpieceMonday post – This particular artwork in its preparations and various copies of the original will be of special note for this month’s #StudyingTheMasters – also of note, this particular piece is a master study of a Leonardo da Vinci artwork by Rubens. Peter Paul Rubens – TheContinueContinue reading “#MasterpieceMonday – Peter Paul Rubens – The Battle of Anghiari Copy – 1603”

Legend of Zelda – Miniseries I – Watercolour Illustrations

Hey Listen! Every now and then I am suddenly and unexpectedly hit with surges of nostalgia, and having art and illustration as my choice medium of outlet, this usually always results in artwork. Sometimes just a doodle of scribble, sometimes a painting; and occasionally a series. This is the case with this miniseries, I alsoContinueContinue reading “Legend of Zelda – Miniseries I – Watercolour Illustrations”

Maiko Geisha Rear View Portrait – Oil on Canvas

Art depicting Geisha and Maiko is something that has drawn me in from the bustling county of Essex on the outskirts of London in the UK to explore the historical traditions of South-east Asia, Kyoto in Japan in particular. This oil painting is testament to that exploration and shows a rear-view portrait of a MaikoContinueContinue reading “Maiko Geisha Rear View Portrait – Oil on Canvas”

Geisha Girl Portraits – Oil Paintings – Katsuru & Mameka

The street of Gion have quietened down, but the tea houses are thriving… Continuing the Geisha theme that I’ve been working on over the past couple of months I now have a couple of oil painting portraits to share. These portraits were great fun to work on and I learned such a lot in theContinueContinue reading “Geisha Girl Portraits – Oil Paintings – Katsuru & Mameka”

Candle Holder – Alla Prima – Still Life – Oil Painting

Finding the time to experiment… So as a result of the current lockdown measures here in the UK I have been afforded a rare luxury within my artwork; time. Time to experiment and play about with ideas and techniques; time to learn from life studies and master studies; time to reflect on the work I’veContinueContinue reading “Candle Holder – Alla Prima – Still Life – Oil Painting”

“Keep Doing This In Remembrance Of Me.” – Luke 22:19,20 – Still Life Alla Prima Oil Painting

During the past few weeks of the UK lockdown, amongst delving into a new series of artworks I have spent a decent amount of time doing alla prima painting sessions and I’ve set up a few still life pieces to paint. It’s been nice to have the freedom of time to paint for the sakeContinueContinue reading ““Keep Doing This In Remembrance Of Me.” – Luke 22:19,20 – Still Life Alla Prima Oil Painting”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVIII – The Great Cleanup Effort

With the battle over and the surviving Rodents fleeing off into the distant landscape there was only one call to order left for the Corvids before the Darkness finally reached the land. The great cleanup effort was at hand, all of the corpses had to be removed from Treehold Keep and burned, despite the traditionsContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVIII – The Great Cleanup Effort”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVII – The Aftermath of Battle

Whilst the clouds of the Darkness can be seen covering the distant landscapes and slowly causing the deaths of all the creatures it touches, the Battle of Treehold comes to its bitter end. Death reeks both within the castle walls and without. The Corvids managed to gain this victory but failing to act fast couldContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVII – The Aftermath of Battle”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVI – The Battle of Treehold

There never was going to be time for negotiations or diplomacy between the Corvids and the Rattus Rodentius; the hatred went further back than memory itself and there were no stories of a time when the two kinds got along, or even tolerated each other. Their history, in its entirety was one of war andContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVI – The Battle of Treehold”