New Website

I have a new website, please have a look.

http://www.xmgart.co.uk/


This means I won't be updating my blog any more - please refer to the website for new paintings, exhibition news, contact details, and so on.

Child Portrait - pencil drawing

I'm also doing child portraits in pencil. They look splendid but are very affordable.

Child Portrait - acrylic paint on card

I'm doing a lot of child portraits for clients at the moment. They make wonderful and inexpensive presents for Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles, and friends. This one includes Freddie, the school bear.

Fishing Girl - acrylic painting on card

I also working on portraiture and the human form at the moment, and I saw this picture on the internet or in a book somewhere and liked it, so changed the lighting and colour and composition slightly and came up with this. I was thinking about painting it in the style of the German Romantics such as Friedrich but I think this it lighter and more cheerful.

Xmas Cactus - acrylic painting on card

I know it's not Christmas but does it matter when the plant is so lovely?

Garden Memory (2) - acrylic painting on card

I tried to be more abstract with these 'memory' paintings and I love the result as much as the more detailed flower pictures. They seem to capture how I remember the colours of the garden.

Peonies - acrylic painting on card

Here's a small group of peonies, all vying to be the best!