More cardboard adventures

Here's my recent commission of a superwoman's four children, using oil pastel on my old faithful corrugated cardboard. I'm still loving playing with textures and colour on this medium.

Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone!

Trying something!

Here's a pretty speedy portrait I did at the wonderful Art Stables in North Finchley.
I made an attempt at a new technique, scraping sections of the painting while still wet and placing the colours onto other parts of the painting. Not sure about the results and need more practice, but it was fun trying!

Portrait delivered

Here’s the commissioned portrait Kirsty Jones won. Taken from an old photo of her nan and her as a baby, it’s drawn with oil pastel on canvas board.

‘It’s absolutely stunning and I’m blown away. I’d highly recommend if you need a special memory to treasure.’ Pleased you like it Kirsty!

First commission of the year

Here's my first 2019 commission delivered to a proud dad for his birthday, drawn in oil pastels from his favourite photo. His wife texted to say their daughter 'definitely recognises herself, she keeps pointing to it!'

Oil pastel on natural linen canvas board 30cm x 40cm

Happy Newish Year!

I hope it’s not too late to say Happy 2019 everyone! Last year was a great start to Artlal.com. Here’s to the next transformations of cardboard and canvas.
This small portrait using oil pastel on canvas board was my last of 2018, celebrating a little but very important birthday!

Oil pastel on natural linen canvas board 30cm x 40cm

Birthday portraits delivered!

I was really pleased to deliver this portrait just in time for a surprise present for a client's husband's birthday.

'He absolutely loved it!  Boys too.  My youngest got really excited as he saw himself straight away.  Thank you so much.  It's so brilliant'

Oil pastel on corrugated cardboard 50cm x 70cm

Sylvia in colour

Here she is in glorious technicolour!

Very happy to complete my portrait of Sylvia.  The small smudges of paint on her palette are from her own palette.

Oil paint on natural linen canvas 

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