Nude Photo Studies - Monoprints

I have been experimenting today with photo monoprints. I have printed my own semi-abstract photos onto good quality photopaper and then painted on top of these with acrylic paint. The overall effect is interesting. So far I have only used acrylic paint water and brush but the next step will be to use sandpaper and other abrasives to add more scratchy effect. I am also considering scanning the monoprint in again on a flatbed scanner, processing in photoshop, printing and then adding more paint etc in a cycle of "n" times, where "n" is a large number :-)

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Nude #4 Monoprint


Nude #3 Monoprint


Nude #2 Monoprint


Nude #1 Monoprint

Figurative Painting: Two Shrouded Figures

This weekend I have been mainly finishing off other paintings, I have a Charity painting to submit by early May and I have also been updating my Minigallery and OC portfolios. This afternoon I had the urge to try a figurative painting. This is an area I have not done much of before as I mainly work in abstract, sculpture and landscapes.

In a very spontaneous and quick session I produced this painting. I put the paint on the board with brush and palette knife almost without thinking and certainly without planning. On completion I felt quite emotionally drained.

This evening I have been staring at it and the more I stare at the the more I see, there are more than two figures lurking in this painting!

What do you think?
What's your reaction to the painting?

















































This weekend I have been mainly finishing off other paintings and doing promo stuff. This afternoon I had the urge to attempt a figurative painting. This is an area I have not done much before, I stick to mainly, abstract, sculpture and of course landscapes.

In a very spontaneous and quick session I produced this painting. I put the paint on the board with brush and palette knife almost without thinking and certainly without planning. This one scared me a little, after painting it I felt an overwhelming emotional release.

This evening I have been staring at it and the more I stare at the the more I see, there are more than two figures lurking in this painting!

What do you think?
What's your reaction to the painting?