Photo references. Inexplicably dark. However. Top left gives me composition, top right gives me the light, and bottom right is all about tone, weight, and wet paving stones. As always, the one cat gives me trouble and she may have … Continue reading Gardenscape with cats – patio #1 and #2
Q: What do you paint? A: I paint ideas. Continue reading Q&A
Aka, the VE Day painting, early iteration. Because this will primarily appear as a moving image, I wanted lots of bright colours, hints of flags, and some wartime photos which are mostly my own family. The white areas will shortly … Continue reading You’ll need sunglasses for this one
Gearing up now to begin the last lap in this undergrad painting enterprise so naturally I’m starting with my most compelling and esoteric subject matter – an overweight cat and a whole lot of leaves. It’s the colours though that … Continue reading Gardenscape with large cat
Own cat, master of the ear twitch, moves like a silk scarf. Acrylics on cartridge. Wave your #Artivive app at him and see what happens. (c) SCH 2025 Continue reading Charlie
(c) SCH 2025 Continue reading Photonic triumph
My original photo manipulated in PhotoDirector with additional effects plus audio in PowerDirector. The audio is a drum beat made in Magix Music Maker, slowed and distorted in PowerDirector. (c) SCH 2025 Continue reading Wormhole
I was encouraged by one of my tutors to try Proceate which may have become one of his greatest regrets as I discovered its video function. This is a stop-motion spider. (c) SCH 2025 Continue reading Bungee spider
Cataclysm is an animation of my own painting with video material and animation overlaid using PhotoDirector. The original reference photo (also mine) is of Lancing beach in one of its more apocalyptic moods. (c) SCH 2025 Continue reading Cataclysm
I discovered a while ago that labels on paintings were called tombstones by the Victorians because of their shape. Historically, they were limited to 75 words and generally included the title, materials used, and the artist’s name, but some also … Continue reading Adur river
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