Wednesday 29 February 2012

Hi people,
well it is quite 'spring like' here in UK at the moment............possibly a few days :)
I was able to take my easel etc out side and paint in the back garden area.. nice and bright and at a whopping 12 degrees  hahaha
so here is the end product so far............


and an update from this evening........


let's see what I think in the morning    :) :) :)

have fun :)

Thursday.........
well I have looked and looked this morning and decided that this is probably finished now :)

what next I wonder .......:)

Monday 27 February 2012

hi people,
well back to the trying to better my portrait drawing again now.............
mean while ........... a quick glimpse at my little 'gallery'  :):):)


just a few of my paintings and drawings there are a few more on the other walls, the ones that made it to the wall :):):)

have a fun day :)

Sunday 26 February 2012

hi people,
I am not happy with the 'winter flood weir' from yesterday............
I will be doing it again.....
mean time I have done one from farther up stream in the summer..........
I think this has turned out better........the camera has altered a few of the colors ...but not too much...:)

have a  fun day  :)

Friday 24 February 2012

Hi people,
well back to water color for a day or so.............
a weir in full flood in river by a road bridge near to where I live..........
you can see the 'sluice' mechanism and one part of the wall in the water  at this  level..........

it just needs a little more to it ...update to come .....
I think that's it................ we shall see how it looks in the morning :)
 
have a good day :)

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Hi people,
well I don't 'feel' ready for water color portraits yet........... but may be start some free hand drawing instead of the grid system..........
mean while here is an attempt at Sylvester Stallone........... not right yet......I have done some alterations [lots :) ] but maybe it's time to start it again..........

too big hair........but I have been concentrating on the facial features........the jaw is still too wide at the back I'm thinking......too much on 'his' left .......
 watch this space :):):)

Ok ... had another play with it............

better.....perhaps..... this is definitely getting over worked now :)

have a good day :)

Monday 20 February 2012

Hi all, my latest attempt with sketching  portraits in pencil

Marg-Helgenberger

Friday 17 February 2012

Hi People,
Well I am still persevering with the portraits  :)
here is the latest.......House....as he is more commonly known :)
still needs a little retouching :), but I feel I am getting some where   :) :) :)



it was 'olive green' tiles and chair and table frames, with badly warn varnished surround and chair seats.  :) :) :)


have a good day :)










Saturday 18th

 ok .............. so I couldn't leave it alone hahaha.............

have fun

Thursday 9 February 2012

hi people.
a quick study of a young gorilla on a rock face.
not sure who's doing the studying though  :)

take 1 of this ............

:)

Friday
Hi people, an update on the gorilla sat on rock face.  :)

have a fun day .keep warm !

Hi People.
just a short break from portraits..........
a quick sketch from a picture of donkeys from a member of the water color group I belong to.

the original picture was taken by 'Dabs' on her travels I believe.
A possible caption.......... so where's the other carrot ?  :)


have a fun day. :)

So........ here is an update to the 'Donkeys'
have fun :)
hoping this version meets with Dabs sense of approval :)

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Hi People.
just a quick water color by way of a change for my portrait efforts..:)



Saturday 4 February 2012

SAT
Hi People.
well we are well into the grips of winter here in UK............with northern Europe under 12ft of snow in places and us getting the wind from there the temps are well down -7 C  at night.
today it is trying to snow ..........we have about 1/2 inch at the moment..........
so here is my latest offering..........
a work in progress..
Dame Vera Lyne in her earlier years
as I said ' a work in progress' so updates to come..... the mouth is wrong at the moment .I seem to have a 'lier' in there..... not good.:)
have fun.......... stay warm :)

Sun
Hi people,
well on trying to rectify the mouth I had too much pencil to remove without leaving a gray debris...so a new start.......

 and yes.you've spotted it the mouth is still wrong.:)
but is light enough for me to alter.....also the nose needs a bit of work.......and possibly the left side of face.........
on ward from here..........

Monday.....
And so it goes on...........
not be boring with lots of 'steps', here is the 5th step........[each step is a complete restart after alterations to each original ]
here I have included the original photo
getting there but still not right  :) :) :)
more updates to come...........
have fun out there :)

WED
Hi People.
well here is the final attempt ...for now , of this particular subject picture.
I don't feel I am making any more progress with this one. just turning up the same oddities each time. so on to a new subject.......
have fun :)
ok, I couldn't leave it alone .I seem to have 'regressed instead of progressed,
here is a quick touch up.narrowed the face on both sides :)
 still not right but better for now...................:)
the Monday version was a lot more like it !!!!


Hi People,
It's friday....whoooo wk end :)
I have an offering of Clint Eastwood............ this is the first take on this so we shall see what I think of it in the morning :):)
 Time will tell :)   the eyes and nose I think :)

have fun ;)

Saturday.............
well here is a second take at Clint Eastwood...........
 still more work needed I think..:):):)



Friday 3 February 2012

Hi people.
well my latest water color offering.......'misty lake'  is one I have done for the monthly paint  along challenge at 'WCW', a group of varying tallants who 'use water color' :)

and here is the latest in a line of sketch/drawing attempts by myself to achieve a 'likeness portrait '.this one 'Green Berrette' .............

may be not there quite yet.:):):)

A slight revamp to origional picture :)
[Darken berrie, Alteration to Mouth and Eyes.]

have a fun day :)

Thursday 2 February 2012

hi people.
my latest attemp at portraits.
Danny Kay......... perhaps :):):)