Sunday 5 August 2018
by Wulf
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This afternoon, Jane and went for a stroll in the ancient woodland of Bernwood Forest. I don’t think the part we walked round was that ancient in the planting as I think I could have wrapped my arms around the … Continue reading
Friday 3 August 2018
by Wulf
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I’ve had a productive week at the Oxford Summer School, doing Jane Strother’s Composition and Colour for Painters course. Five days, five full paintings, most of which I’ll probably give some wall time to at home, a good handful of … Continue reading
Thursday 2 August 2018
by Wulf
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Today’s plan had been to underpaint three long canvases and do a fairly pictorial painting. However, I got sidetracked: Having done the first part, I got drawn in by that glorious orange. I had used a slightly reduced colour for … Continue reading
Wednesday 1 August 2018
by Wulf
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Last September, Jane and I visited Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast and spend sometime sketching down by the harbour. Today, at the Oxford Summer School, I concentrated on reworking one of the views I captured: I have some tall … Continue reading
Tuesday 31 July 2018
by Wulf
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Paintings change when you start working on them. In this one, based on a tonal collage based on a recent sketch, I was surprised to see the figure of William Shakespeare emerging: I started off by blocking in mid, light … Continue reading
Monday 30 July 2018
by Wulf
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Today’s word of the day for me is coccolithophore. These are single celled organisms protected by bony plates which cause them to reflect light in interesting ways. One of the other people on the Oxford Summer School course I am … Continue reading
Friday 13 July 2018
by Wulf
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I’ve been doing a fair amount of painting this week, although nothing particularly interesting unless you’re a Robert Rauschenberg fan. My medium has been acrylic gesso and my purpose has been to paint some photo canvases (the kind you get in … Continue reading