Old Tim fixing the weather vane

oil on Foamex 34 x 27cm

An oil painting of my friend and neighbor Tim as he fixes his weather vane above the chicken coop.

A task for which I was volunteered to help with and payment received by Tim modeling momentarily

on the ladder while I did the sketch. The painting was completed later from reference and memory.

Thanks for looking :)

Painting and drawing from life

Graphite on paper 20 x 30 cm

oil on oilboard 20 x 30 cm

oil on oilboard 20 x 30 cm

 Yesterday I got the opportunity to study some models from life with both pencil and oil. 

These are from the longer poses which varied from twenty minutes to forty minutes.

It's quite a rush to get a piece some way completed in the time available so they are 

quite minimalist in their appearance. It was a lot of fun.

Thanks for looking :)