Still life – reflections in mahogony

This is the last painting in the series of a course Phil gave me for Christmas in 2013.  I know, I know, more than a year ago, but I have been so busy with all my other art and giving in to urges to paint all sorts of other exciting things that I put this…

Abstract reflections

This was a study of a stainless steel goblet.  It had a highly reflective silver surface which captured the light and abstract shapes reflected in it beautifully. It was done with a very limited palette on canvas with a neutral grey ground colour. Colours used: •Titanium white •Burnt umber •Ultramarine blue •Mars black •Burnt sienna…

A full glass of water

Paints used in this painting: ·         Titanium white ·         Burnt umber ·          Mars black ·          Yellow ochre For a while I have wanted to learn how to deal with painting water in a glass.  It always just seemed so impossibly tricky to get right. In my case it was no time like the present…. Glass…