As part of a project exploring the great British tradition of Pantomime, I attended two different pantomimes and then drew sketches interpreting and exploring what I had seen. Here are the sketches from the excellent “Once Upon a Christmas.” You can read the review of the show here. The sketches are a mix of coloured […]
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Now that the bulk of the festivities are over, I’ve finally gotten around to posting the outcome of part two of my present-wrapping extravaganza. This is what I made for my wrapping paper for Christmas in my hometown of Allentown, PA, USA. I used two of the same stamps from the UK Christmas, but they […]
It’s A Beautiful Life. Acrylic paint on wooden board. This post is about my Senior Project for Richmond University. It’s from 3 years ago, but recently I’ve been doing a lot of wondering and debating over both medical things (the good ol’ NHS) and also aspects of sharing with social media. Looking at this, I […]
This year I decided to hand paint all my Christmas cards. This was very time consuming, but an interesting exercise in replicating the same design over and over whilst trying to get the same outcome. First, some sketches to get started. Then, drawing the design, over and over again. Adding some colour, using red acrylic […]
I love painting chickens. I have no idea why. I don’t like chickens, I don’t even like eating them all that much. But there is something very satisfying about sitting down and painting them pecking at lemons. An old friend asked if I could do some new ones for Christmas presents, and here is the […]
Here are some friendly chicken paintings! All are acrylic and india ink, and are either or board or canvas. 30.5 cm x 15.5cm on board 30.5 cm x 15.5cm on board 25.5 cm x 20cm on stretched canvas 25.5 cm x 20cm on stretched canvas 25.5 cm x 20cm on flat canvas 18 cm x […]
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