One of my favourite works from and exhibition called ‘Painter’s Paintings’ at The National Gallery in 2016. This small drawing by Frank Auerbach was a birthday card from Auerbach to Lucian Freud from a photograph of them together at the Cock Tavern. Sometimes a small, unassuming piece of art draws you in and actually becomes your favourite work amongst much larger, fully realised paintings. That’s what happened to me when I saw this drawing. A small, intimate moment that says so much.
sketch
21st September 2024
Another sketch from my dancer period. I loved this image and eventually made a large scale oil painting from it.
10th September 2024
Another nude study in watercolour dating from about 2009.
25th August 2024
in August 2024
A nude study from 2009 rendered in watercolour. Makes me want to find a life drawing group….
24th August 2024
in August 2024
Three watercolour sketches from 2007 I did investigating the theme of movement for a City and Guilds Oil painting course I was studying at the time. It ended up forming the basis of a large oil painting composition using basketball players from the subject matter. The painting no longer exists sadly, and I can’t recall right now if I still have an image of it, but to be honest, I have a feeling over the years that I preferred the loose and spontaneous splashes of colour in the rough and ready sketches. They were the keepers.
23rd August 2024
in August 2024
A charcoal and chalk sketch from 2014 that eventually became a painting called Strong As I Am from my Altered States series which you can see in the Earlier Works section of my website.
