Here are my efforts from the last few Sketchcrawls:


Sketchcrawl 26


Sketchcrawl 28


Sketchcrawl 30


Sketchcrawl 31


Sketchcrawl 32

9x12 inch studies. It's been years since I have painted with oil. I am trying to retain what I have learned about colour from my gouache studies while getting used to a new medium.

Figure studies, 2009-2010

Sketchcrawl #25, London

Colour studies

Colour Studies

Colour Studies

Here are some more from the last couple of weeks. Starting to move away from experimental use of colour to something that is more representational.

A large part of the fun of this is when people come up and want to see what I am painting. I used to want privacy, but now I actually enjoy it. They are always complimentary, which is not necessarily a reflection on whatever skills I might have. Most people regard any level of painting ability as a sort of magic trick. One guy who was clearly down on his luck walked up to me at Liverpool Street Station and told me how impressed he was with the painting, then asked if I could spare some change. He found my one weakness. How could I refuse.