Category Archives: Portraits
iPad portrait painting with the iPad Pro & Apple Pencil
I’m back to iPad portrait painting! I lost interest a few years ago – it was too laggy and difficult to be precise with a stylus. I traded up to an iPad Pro last year et VOILA – with the … Continue reading
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Portrait painting of Liam
My son offered to sit for a portrait painting recently: “I’ll be your live model, Mummy! You can do a painting of me!” He sat very diligently for 10 minutes, trying not to move a muscle: After a little … Continue reading
Kris for JKPP: portrait progress shots
I snapped a few shots with my iPhone along the way during my portrait of Kris. Unfortunately, they’re a bit blurry, but you can still follow my progress. The interesting thing is that by the time I was at about … Continue reading
“International” Portrait Swap
Every year in November, the Wetcanvas portrait forum holds an international portrait swap. Last year, I did an oil painting of Melissa from Michigan, USA. This year I was partnered with Edgar who studies at Meadowbank TAFE less than 5 … Continue reading
Colouring in: Another oil pastel portrait
I’ve had another go at the oil pastel portrait technique David White showed me. I thought I would try to use the pastels in a more painterly way as Jacquie has such beautiful, smooth skin. I found I could blend … Continue reading
A long time between iPad paintings
I don’t know whether the rest of you are the same, but I seem to have bursts of obsession with particular media. I might spend a month making a mess with charcoal, the next, covered in pastel dust then weeks … Continue reading
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Double Portraits, Double the Fun!
The City of Ryde annual art show is coming up in October and I thought I’d throw my hat into the ring. When contemplating a subject for my entry, I decided that a double portrait would be ideal. The interaction … Continue reading
Lucian Freud and Me
Source: Royal Academy of Arts For anyone interested in Freud‘s methods or what he would have been like to sit for, “Man with a Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud” by Martin Gayford is a fascinating … Continue reading
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Too Busy for Words
After finishing Ashley, I watched this demo which inspired me to buy and I created
“Ashley” Week 3: Diary of a Child Portrait Painting
Well, I didn’t do any oil sketching during the week, but I did eat quite a bit of chocolate. It’s important to achieve goals one sets for oneself … This week I am looking at the overall painting – particularly … Continue reading
