I now have the fruit established, just some refining for the bananas. I was wondering how I was going to manage the plastic wrapping. I think I have managed a believable plastic bag, but still some work on the bananas, I just carry on and...
I almost lost my way with this painting. I was getting bogged down with the detail of old torn posters. Plus the distractions of a new overgrown garden took my time. Where did six months disappear to? Anyway, I am back and I am re-energised...
I said I would be back in a week with more news but it has been three weeks, the move was a much larger task then I anticipated. Hilary and I have moved to Masterton, a town in the Wairarapa with a population of around...
Very little painting time, as we are still getting ourselves sorted to move to another town. But some work has been done, like the gas pipe, and now starting on the ripped tatty pamphlets. Though I initially draw out the image by projecting onto the...
I have happily reached the point where my confidence is now building, I was not sure at first if I could make this work. Everything is a risk, especially when a painting takes two months. This one is much longer but there were holidays over Christmas....
Once again, slow progress, other projects have been demanding my attention. This week I have started on the messy peeling paint, I tried to paint it with a little brush, but it just was not convincing. Have now resorted to a small pallet knife. This...
I have been roughing out some more areas of the canvas. A better way of saying it is here is some underpainting in other areas. I feel it is important to just get some paint on the canvas. It is easy to become overwhelmed by...
The entrance to 170 has been my focus this week, and it still is not finished. This style of painting with acrylic requires several coats before it begins to look finished. I paint thinly as I dislike ridges of paint, especially if it has been...
I have had a much longer break than I intended. The week, just past, has been my ‘back to work’ week. I like a routine, I like music playing, usually some jazz that is not too difficult. I find Philip Glass very good for painting...
I have thought of myself as being a beachcomber of sorts. I imagine some recluse that lives on an isolated beach somewhere, maybe West Coast New Zealand down deep South with just bush and sea. He spends his days just walking the beach and seeing...