further progress-barn owl

detailing now well underway and with a little glazing here and there will be completed soon.

New Barn owl oil in progress

This is my latest oil painting project.returning to the theme of a winter barn owl once more but this time an oil rather than graphite version.this is the first time ive posted a oil in progress as i'm very much a learner and i hope it doesn't jinx the final outcome.as you can see here i have more or less completed the underpainting and once the oils have dried i will proceed with the topcoat of fine detailing oil.

Reflections-Black-headed Gull 17.5" x 6"

i wanted to try a relatively simple composition with oils and so i chose a subject i'm very familiar with and that is one of the many local black headed gulls at this time of year.i may still tinker a little with it but as a learning exercise i'm very happy with the result

presenting 'Intensity' Black Leopard 8"x11.5"

black leopard drawing almost complete

this is how the drawing looks this morning.after a weekend away from my drawing board hosting a pencil drawing workshop on saturday and sunday spent relaxing with family and friends i'm hoping to be able to get this one finished up today.ive got several oil projects underway to attend to and i'm working on ideas for my next pencil drawing as well as preparing to release a new range of bird prints limited to only 50 copies in time for my solo show at the Titchfield Haven national nature reserve which starts at the end of may and runs through until the autumn.more details to follow.

black leopard,more progress

because of the amount of layering going on here progress is slow but steady,ive now had the first opportunity during this piece to use some really soft(for me)grades of pencil and have incorporated some 4 and 6B in the darker areas.

black leopard drawing progress

the eyes are now in place and you can now judge for yourself the 'mood' of the cat.more layers of graphite have been added to darken the image and more fur details added.