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portrait from drawing to painting

I have gone back and found progress shots of my Portrait of Julian Burnside QC a few years ago.  It started with a sitting and drawings, through working up and the final is in the portfolio:

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a sitting with…

Dr Evil.  A friend is taking part in the Leukemia charity event- the great shave.  So I did an “after” caricature of her, as:

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oil sketch

I was setting up my new studio and came across this preliminary oil sketch for a portrait.  I thought it worth putting an image up as it combines post modern aspects with some more traditional technical aspects.  The form is … Continue reading

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Portrait of Karen

I painted this portrait piece of Karen, a friend’s girlfriend, in the mid 80’s.  I just found it again while unpacking and thought I’d show how my art has developed over time. I like the geometric forms within the painting:  

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