Briano Art

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’

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.

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.

Moderately successful attempt at bread from a weekend still life painting course hosted by Conor Walton.

Cropped to 40x25cm. Oil on canvas.

A new commission. Lulu the Dachshund.

Oil on canvas.

30x30cm.

20x20cm. Oil sketch on board. Part of a star wars triptych.

20x20cm. Oil Sketch on board.

‘X-Wing’
Oil sketch on board. 20c21cm.

40x50cm.

Oil on canvas.

20x20cm oil on paper sketch.

Oil on board.

45x21cm.

First plein air of the year. Bray Harbour. Noon on a Wednesday.

Still life oil on paper.

40x20cm.

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21×21.5cm

Oil on board.

‘On Having No Head’ –

Oil on Canvas. 30x40cm. Part 3 of a self-portrait triptych I was attempting.

It began with a portrait of my head on a purple background in a style reminiscent of 20th Century sci-fi novel covers. Next up was a still life inspired by Conor Walton using a geometrical composition focusing on several influential books Ive read over the years (including ‘On Having No Head’ by Douglas Harding, the English philosopher whos work this triptych is based). Finally this canvas painted from the point of view of the first person, from Zer0 inches, if you will, painted in a looser style than the preceeding couple of more refined, more cerebral paintings.

The idea is that when you look out from Zero inches you have no head. Where you thought your head was there is actually only the world(on present evidence) Only a black hole of empty space, capacity for everything. Max Ernst has many drawings in this style.

30x30cm. Oil on canvas. Bray Promenade.

A shaggy dog called Norm. Afternoon sketch.

20x20cm. Oil on paper.

While everyone else is celebrating Im painting in the hallway like a weirdo on my new French easel. Lots of thick paint and palette knife action. A little glazing afterwards but thats it. Trying to capture that ‘field colour’ effect of cold and warm lighting.

30x40cm. Oil on deep edge board.

30x40cm.

Oil on canvas.

30-50 hrs approx.

Part 2 of a triptych self-portrait. This one has some items that have influenced me over the years. That lettering was brutal! Made a mistake of not applying coats of gesso or an imprimatura at the beginning which didnt help.

Part 3 en route.

Commission for a friend.

40x30cm.

Oil on Canvas.