Saturday 22 January 2011
Long Island City
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Thursday 24 June 2010
Monday 15 June 2009
Saturday 30 May 2009
Cerises II (Cherries II)
Saturday 2 May 2009
Mustang
Oil on Canvas
90cm x 90cm
Done! Refined some highlights and details... Yes I must admit the theme is very much inspired from Richard Estes and the picture was found on Flickr. I've been trying to shot some similar car reflection in London & Monaco on sunny days but can't get such a level of brightness, ends up with duller reflection...
Saturday 25 April 2009
Preview...
Sunday 12 April 2009
Boite de Thé (Tea Pot)
Saturday 21 March 2009
Cannette broyée III (Crushed Can III)
Acrylics on Canvas
56cm x 40.5cm
My prefered one so far! I love all the reflection the torn can is offering, a bit tedious at time, but the result is worth the pain... This is a full accomplishment in the sense that I did the photo shoot to get the right picture to start from. Will try a similar Diet Coke with oil next time...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Citron II (Lemon II)
Saturday 14 March 2009
And now a bit of Oil painting
I've now been playing with acrylics for a couple of months and I sometime feel a bit of frustration with the wet-on-wet and quick drying. Really need a bit more open time for the blending on large surfaces. I've talked to a couple of people and notice that most of the realistic painters stick to Oil so I've decided to give it a try and see what it can bring to me. Will probably keep the acrylic for blocking shapes and getting a good tone underlayer though... Have decided to start by a simple 20x20cm still life and had a bit of a photoshoot sesssion, more to come then...
Thursday 26 February 2009
Serious toolware
Saturday 14 February 2009
Dalia I
The beast
Sunday 1 February 2009
Canette broyée II (Crushed can II)
Sunday 11 January 2009
Canette broyée I (Crushed can I)
Acrylics on canvas
56cm x 40.5cm
56cm x 40.5cm
Starting more serious things now, this was an idea at the back of my mind for a while now. I've had to hunt on the internet for a picture and I found one on Flickr again. The black background contributes really well to the overall effect and the can stands out quite well. The label might lack something to "anchor" it to the can though but it has proven a very good exercise. The new artist's quality brushes are amazing, I can tell the difference from previous paintings.
Yes I know, it's very pop-art / Warhol alike, but that's definitely what I like to do...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Monday 29 December 2008
Christmas
Santa's been really kind to me and I got some artist's quality brushes. I'm giving it a try now and I must say the difference is huge, just a complete different feel and control! Really worth it I think...
Saturday 27 December 2008
Mandarine I (Tangerine I)
Sunday 21 December 2008
Cerises I (Cherries I)
Acrylics on canvas
20cm x 20cm
This one is my prefered still life so far, the picture is from a Flickr member. I've found the reflection work really well in helping getting something more realistic. Definitely a subject I will study in much more depth in the future. I've noticed how reflection is a central piece in a lot of artists' work.
20cm x 20cm
This one is my prefered still life so far, the picture is from a Flickr member. I've found the reflection work really well in helping getting something more realistic. Definitely a subject I will study in much more depth in the future. I've noticed how reflection is a central piece in a lot of artists' work.
This one will be a christmas gift too!
Sunday 14 December 2008
Orchidées (Orchids)
Acrylics on canvas
56cm x 40.5cm
This one is a bit of a miss but I've decided to post it anyhow. the level of details is not satisfying me now that I look back at it and I've resort to sort of semi-transparent brushstrokes instead of blending sometimes. Although it works from a distance, a more close-up view is a bit messy.
Sunday 7 December 2008
Zippo I
Acrylics on canvas board
66cm x 45.7cm
I've been looking a lot for pictures on Flickr lately, there's a wealth of amazing photographers and it has proven a good source of inspiration. I'm quite attracted by Macro shots but don't have any decent gear to do that myself yet.
I'm planning on framing that one with an dark brown american frame and offer that as a christmas gift to my brother, hope he will like it...
Sunday 23 November 2008
Pamplemousse I (Grapefruit I)
Sunday 16 November 2008
Saturday 15 November 2008
Kiwi I
Saturday 8 November 2008
Citron I (Lemon I)
Friday 24 October 2008
Here we go...
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