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Tag Archives: oil painting
Roses
I love California’s weather for its kindness to roses – here you can grow plants that will bloom almost all year round, and I’ve often bragged about them to my father on the telephone as he looks out over his rain-swept English … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Making work, Sources, Tarot-related paintings
Tagged Alchemical work, Crucifixion, mysticism, oil painting, rosicrucian
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Soft edges
I decided to make a brief post about painting the background of the Golden Bowl. It took quite a while, because there were a lot of fiddly bits that needed attention to soften the edges into each other. If you … Continue reading
Shortcuts
Here are a few tips for the lazy painter who really doesn’t like cleaning up and wants to save money. Wash your brushes in hot soap and water, not turpentine, wash your hands at the same time. Great for your … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl
I started drawing The Golden Bowl painting directly onto the canvas which is not my usual practice, but I’m impatient to make stuff! I’m quite excited about the piece. It’s unusually small compared to the rest of my work, but … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Golden bowl, Making work
Tagged Alchemical work, oil painting, pythagoras, rosicrucian
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Crucifixion iii
      I roughed in the tattoo on Lynn’s arm. It’s very basic right now and will get some added colour, then a layer of skin tone over the top of it to drop it back … Continue reading
Fama finished
Here’s the finished  piece, shot from the front. Today I sold my red haired mermaid painting to Jean Amador, a well known Southern California architect designing environmentally friendly buildings, making use of clever lighting and spatial arrangements to cool them without wasting … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Fama, Installation work, Life
Tagged esoteric, figurative, megalith, nude, oil painting, rosicrucian, Tarot-related paintings
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Crucifixion population
1. Distillery Collective painter Gary Palmer is the guy on the left with his hand on the dread-locked woman (his sister Tracey). 2.Gallery owner Bert Green is the bald, goateed guy who looks very pleased with himself with an axe on his shoulder standing before … Continue reading
Posted in Crucifixion, Installation work, Making work
Tagged bert green, bob sexton, Crucifixion, figurative, gary palmer, jesus, lisa lock, Ogre, oil painting, rosicrucian, sean sobczak, skinny puppy
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Sketch
   Here’s the sketch of the crucifixion. I noticed a couple of things worth commenting on. First, clearly at the time I made the initial drawing I had not researched the acacia – in this early version the tree was … Continue reading
Posted in Crucifixion, Installation work, Making work
Tagged Crucifixion, figurative, oil painting, rosicrucian
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