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a portrait comes together for me from

Posted on 28 August 2011 by sgolding

a series of drawings of the subject.  But it is more than a representation of the individual floating on a painted background.  Items about the subject and signifying them are also used in some portraits as well as the environment in … Continue reading →

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a woodblock for colour printing requires

Posted on 14 August 2011 by sgolding

each colour impression to be on a flat block which matches each of the others, a few tries at it tells you this.  So when I painted this study, based on a Ukiyo e print by Utamaro, I reworked the … Continue reading →

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a languid Guest

Posted on 29 July 2011 by sgolding

my archibald entry of 2010 was a portrait of the Hon. Paul Guest QC, a retired Family Court Judge and a three time olympian.  The image is of him seated in a chair with a languid physical presence.  That’s the subject … Continue reading →

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