A second attempt with this amazing actor using just two colours in acrylic – Payne’s Gray and Titanium White. I always begin with the eyes as for me they are the windows of the soul and if they look right and I can capture the essence of the person, then the rest will surely follow and I can continue in the knowledge that at least if the eyes are right the rest will usually turn out how I want it. However, that really isn’t how it works out as I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to … Continue reading Eric Porter 2

Eric Porter was and still is one of my favourite actors of all times. At the age of sixteen I watched him play Soames Forsyte in The original Forsyte Saga. I challenged myself to do this portrait in just three … Continue reading Eric Porter

This didn’t quite turn out how I expected and at first I didn’t really like it.  Then I left it and went away and came back to it and realised that I was okay with it after all.  It was different and that was fine.  It didn’t matter that it wasn’t what I had planned.  Sometimes pictures turn out quite differently and it’s just fun to go with that. It was supposed to be Marilyn Manson as Mona Lisa. So I just left it and painted the eyes a bit red to make it look more satanic. Continue reading Mona Mazza

I’m not comfortable with the result of this painting and just can’t help finding fault with it. Every time I look I see another mistake. Trouble is I can’t really be bothered to change it now. It was just a … Continue reading Ich Will Till

So this is the finished product. I think this is about as good as it gets. I am reasonably pleased with the result. At the end of the day it’s no easy feat trying to do a portrait of a … Continue reading Till We Meet Again