Category Archives: Nudes

Inspirations: Radical Clarity

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

With a change of studio imminent, I find myself caught between desperately wanting to begin a number of new paintings, but firstly having the pressure of trying to complete work-in-progress, some of which has been in progress many months. So … Continue reading →

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tranquillity

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Straight from the easel, a newly completed (I think) reclining nude began June 2011 and the last sitting during March 2012.

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Painting People – the Portraits of Lucian Freud

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

It was during 1988 when I had my first encounter with the paintings of Lucian Freud. I had known of his work for some time and while I was on my foundation course, I was spending all my time in … Continue reading →

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Exhibition – Figureworks @ Chequer Mead

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I’m very pleased to be able to announce the opening of the exhibition Figureworks at Chequer Mead Arts Centre next week. I have been tutoring this group of artists for a number of years now. It has been most rewarding to … Continue reading →

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Reductive drawing and tone – Life drawing: 2

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

The second part of my article on drawing the nude is now available in the March issue of the Artist magazine. Reductive drawing and tone discusses how this technique may be used when drawing from both the figure, and the … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress – A Sustained Pose

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Following a rather intensive time in the studio focusing on still life, I returned to the subject of the nude early last summer. Since then I have been working on a series of small-scale nudes which have been made over … Continue reading →

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Focus on line – Life drawing: 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Focus on line is the first of a two-part series on drawing from a life model, which is in this months issue (February 2012) of the Artist. This article discusses different approaches and ways of using line when working from … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Appearance, British Painting 1955-1985

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I hadn’t intended to write again so soon but after seeing such an inspiring exhibition yesterday, I just couldn’t help myself. ‘The Mystery of Appearance’ – Conversations Between Ten British Post-War Artists currently showing at the Haunch of Venison, London … Continue reading →

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The Body Beautiful – Male Nudes in Copenhagen Collections

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Whilst in Copenhagen, I was struck by the quality of the Greek and Roman Sculpture that I saw there. Drawing from sculpture is a discipline I have continued since student days and still regularly visit the British Museum and V&A … Continue reading →

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Inspirations from Berlin

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

This Autumn I was lucky to be able to spend a few days in Berlin absorbing some amazing and inspiring paintings and sculpture. Not since a whirlwind visit around the wonderful Galleries of Vienna had I had such an opportunity … Continue reading →

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