Monday 12 March 2018




Recycling.

Hello and welcome to my Monday Blog


It was a week of scraped down paint from a canvas undergoing change.
Not wishing to waste the expensive oils I decided to use them for underpainting.

These small 8 x 8 inch canvases were ideal for the job.
I spread the blue paint over the surface and added darker green to give some variety.

Another pile of paint was purple red.  Using a knife I spread this on top.
With just a few marks I had made the beginnings of some seascapes.




Another canvas, 16 x 16 inches was also used for my recycling.


Some of the blue green paint was mixed with cold wax medium.
I spread some over the dry surface and scraped it back a little.

The image has a mysterious feeling.


Making places...

My small canvases were left to dry and then I began teasing out an
 abstracted land/seascape.  Using a brush, knife and a little cold wax I kept the 
marks loose and free.   Some scraping back revealed the underpainting in places. 

I finished three...the fourth was a disaster!
However, I rubbed it down and will rework it later.

I am preparing these small pieces for an Art Market at the end of June.



This piece had some Venetian Red added for impact.



Blues and purples emerged as I scraped.




Some light Cobalt blue was swept across this surface.



Making acquaintances...


One of my favourite relaxations is finding other artists around the world.
I search the web for painters.  This week I found Nicholas Wilton.

He lives and paints in California and has a Sunday blog.
His work is abstract mostly on a large scale using oils and cold wax.

If you are interested, his web address is



That's all for now...Until next Monday
Thank you for visiting.












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