For all you lobster lovers out there.
50x40cm oil on canvas.
Bray Head Path – Plein Air
A pathway on Bray Head beside the steps. Lots of palette knife and thickness.
30x35cm.
Plein air oil on board.
Dargle River Gorge – Plein Air
Plein air oil on board.
25x35cm.
Fun in the sun down a secluded part of the Dargle River in Enniskerry.
Dalkey Quarry – Plein Air
Plein Air oil on canvas. 40x20cm.
2 sessions, hidden in a bush on a cliff-edge.
Might try and scale this one up in the studio on a larger canvas.
The Nihilist
The tough stare of a Nihilist pushing on towards some sort of noble stoicism.
Tough going. Disappointed in the result. May return to it at some stage.
Bit of a steal there from Boldini with that leaf.
Family of Toothbrushes
20x30cm
Oil on canvas
Tried to loose the cup within the background to focus on the toothbrushes.
Les oeufs de cailles
20x20cm oil on canvas
Quails eggs.
The Last Croissant
‘The Last Croissant’. After Conor Walton.25x20cm oil on board.
Cherries Grapes Raspberries
Cherries Grapes Raspberries.30x20cm.
Oil on canvas.
Knocksink Woods Enniskerry – Plein air
Day 2 – Finished
Day 1
Block in of shadows
Oil on canvas.
40x20cm.
2 sessions. I blocked in using turpsy washes to establish basic values starting with the shadows(above).
Then went straight in with paint but not impasto, but getting thicker towards the end of day one. Day 2 was a bit thicker again starting with strengthening the shadows first. It didnt feel right to get as thick and layered as Andrew Gifford seems to. He seems to start impasto from the start I think.
Statue in the Woods at Kilruddery – Plein Air
Quick sketch while the kids played hide and seek.
Oil on board.
25x30cm.
The Leadmines
Plein Air oil on canvas.
40x60cm.
3 or 4 sessions up at the leadmines, Co. Dublin.
Stoney Beach at Bray – Plein Air
Plein air oil on board.
20x20cm.
Plaque is Wack
30x20cm oil on canvas.
The 3 Amigos
Another still life. Im finding painting from life much more satisfying than using photo references.
‘The 3 Amigos’
Oil on canvas.
40x20cm.
Going Clean
Oil on canvas.
25cmx35cm.
Lots of layers. Lots of struggling. Not entirely happy with the paint surface.
Bray Head Late Evening – Plein Air
‘Bray Head Late Evening’
Plein air oil on board.
25cmx25cm.
3 sessions.
Hugh 4
My mate Hugh again. I painted this in a different style, quite loosely by eye without a grid. As a result it has a life of its own, more of a character or carricature. Lots of layers.
40x50cm. Oil on canvas.
The Last Cream Donut
‘The Last Cream Donut’
Oil on Board.
26x25cm.
My first finished painting since the still life workshop with Conor Walton. This composition and some of the techniques are lifted straight from his toolbox. I hope to integrate what I have learned into my own style in the coming months.
Hugh 3
I attempted to paint Hugh and Donna Marie. Alas, I gave her a mauling that was irredeemable so it’s Hugh by himself. Very hard to paint accureately this small…if an eye is off by a millimetre the whole face is thrown.
20x21cm. Oil on board.