Glaze project paintings

Some more completed paintings from the glaze project. Look back in the archives (listed by month on the right of this page) to see the progressive stages of these and the other paintings in that project.

Pete's Hopper study

Len's Hopper study 2

Len's Hopper study 1

Still-Life Project 2 (March)

During the break from classes, some continued their still-life projects whilst others started new still-life studies. Here is the work from these activities: 

Pete's still-life 1

Terry's still-life 1

Bob's still-life 1

Belinda's thumbnails

Belinda's tonal study

Len's thumbnails

Michael's stil-life 1

Harry's thumbnail 1

Harry's thumbnail 2

Still-Life Project stage one

This week we started a new project using the still-life genre. We started by looking again at composition basics, framing, and the Golden Section. Then we looked at different ways to set up a still-life with the important message being "keep it simple". Thumbnail pencil studies followed. This will lead to an impasto painting to be done at home. Photos of the still-life set-up in class are in the RESOURCES file link opposite. Here are some of the preliminary drawings: 

Terry's thumbnail

Pete's thumbnail

Bob's thumbnail

Michael's thumbnail

Glazing project - further developments

Here are some of the pictures in the glazing project in progress: 

Len's Hopper study about halfway to completion. 

Terry's finished Newcastle scene

Pete's Hopper study -
just starting to see the colour glazes coming on.

Michael's Greek scene - colour
glazes just starting to appear

Harry's Newcastle scene nearing completion

Bob's Hopper study nearing completion

Bob's St Mary's Island painting with added glaze layers

Monochrome with Colour Glaze Project/3 11 Feb 2011

Continuation of the monochrome underpainting and coloured glaze overlays project sees some paintings complete and others in various stages of progress. The project is creating much debate and new experiences on the journey towards completion. We welcomed a rejuvenated Michael back and welcomed a new face to the group - David. Here are the project images so far:

Michael's preliminary thumbnail study

Harry's monochrome underpainting nearly complete.

Harry: detail

Len's monochrome underpainting nearing completion.

Len: detail

Terry's monochrome underpainting with coloured
glaze nearly complete.

Terry: detail

Peter's monochrome underpainting with
coloured glazes completed.

Peter: detail

Peter's monochrome underpainting (2) with
coloured glaze completed.

Peter: detail

Bob's monochrome underpainting with coloured
glaze nearing completion.

Bob: detail

Monochrome with Colour Glaze Project Feb 2011

This week we started a new three week project learning about tone and colour glazes. A demo picture is in the Resources area of this site - click link on the right. Here are the first paintings at various stages of mono through to first colour glazes:

Len's early stage study, after Hopper.

Terry's almost complete mono stage, photo of Newcastle

Harry's early stage mono, photo of Newcastle

Bob's Hopper study with early colour glaze application

Peter's Pissarro study with heavy glaze effects, early stage

Belinda's first stage mono, charcoal pastel and acrylic

Back to art school Jan 2011: home projects review

The class returned this week for a new 10-week development programme. The first thing we did was to review all work done over the Christmas break. Some continued their work from the Shipley Gallery project, others looked the reflections project. Some dealt with the after effects of the cold snap, burst pipes, frozen villages, collapsed ceilings, and the usual festive bugs. 


Here are some of their home task pictures shown as a full picture and a detail. All are in acrylic unless otherwise stated. The details are especially useful as a tool for artists. They show where the picture could be developed and they bring out the abstract qualities which can allow you to see what you have achieved. All of them displaying wonderful commitment to experiment and much progress as a result:

Harry's study of Grainger Town

Detail: excellent painterly qualities and complex palette

Belinda's study after Redon

Detail: wonderful expressive colour and touch, acrylic on pastel

Len's personal project

Detail: the human figures have a calligraphic quality

Len's Shipley Gallery project (finished)

Detail: lovely vertical movement 

Bob's Reflection project (early stage)

Detail: great abstract feel; looks like a Munch seascape

Pete's Reflection project

Detail: lovely surreal quality and surface quality