Monthly Archives:: January 2014

“Jokerman” in progress…

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JOKERMAN - Heath Ledger as 'The Joker' from "The Dark Knight", commissioned piece done in b&w acrylic on an 18" x 14" box canvas (JAN 2014) SOLD

(05/01/14) Basic sketch done in 15 mins, 18″ x 14″ canvas…               (06/01/14) 45 mins done this morning and really coming on quick…               (07/01/14) Unhappy how this hours session has resulted, if I’m honest. Not enough likeness yet…        … Read more »

“Gatsby” in progress…

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GATSBY - standard b&w acyrlic on 18" x 14" box canvas, Leonardo Di Caprio in iconic scene from "The Great Gatsby" (JAN 2014)

(05/01/14) Basic sketch taking 10 mins, 18″ x 14″ canvas…               (06/01/14) 30 mins of throwing down the base colours…               (06/01/14) Another 30 mins today, shaping and shading…               (07/01/14) An hour done this morning. Gettin… Read more »

2014 begins, working on two pieces at once…

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The photo on the left of Leonardo Di Caprio in “The Great Gatsby” is what I shall be working from, as an experiment on capturing expression, of which his is fantastic in this picture. The photo on the right is of Heath Ledger as ‘The Joker’ from Batman, and I shall be painting this as… Read more »