Painting with oils

[Aperitif]

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Ever come across John Woodcock? He was an old friend of mine from the time I worked at Art School...he was a quite respected craftsman - as you. Nice work.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Ever come across John Woodcock? He was an old friend of mine from the time I worked at Art School...he was a quite respected craftsman - as you. Nice work.

I'm sure @Fnaar would know something about 'coming across Woodcock'.

 

[Aperitif]

I'm sure @Fnaar would know something about 'coming across Woodcock'.

OK John Plywoodcock - just for you, threebee.

 

[Fnaar]

I'm sure @Fnaar would know something about 'coming across Woodcock'.

I shall ask Miss Goodbody if she's ever had the pleasure

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm spoiling you

 

[EltonFrog]

I'm spoiling you
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Where's that, Chernobyl?

 

[TreeHuggery]

I'm spoiling you
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clever composition...love the way that you've used a limited colour palate...tell me. is it inks you've used.....or wax crayon

 

[Aperitif]

I'm spoiling you
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A splendid example of Post-Beerfoamism, early period.

 

[Dayvo]

I'm spoiling you
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The background looks skin colour. Not an early attempt at DIY tattooing, Marmy?

 

[roadrash]

I expect you found the inspiration for that work at the bottom of a bottle

 

[wheresthetorch]

Ever come across John Woodcock? He was an old friend of mine from the time I worked at Art School...he was a quite respected craftsman - as you. Nice work.

Thank you. No, I don't know him. I'm self taught, just from books and experimenting.

That piece was completed with a dip pen (well, two - one for each colour). The scary bit is dipping the pen and then moving it across the paper without it dripping! I breathed a big sigh of relief when it was finished.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

clever composition...love the way that you've used a limited colour palate...tell me. is it inks you've used.....or wax crayon

The underutilised biro

The background looks skin colour. Not an early attempt at DIY tattooing, Marmy?

The paper is yellow, although I have made good use of the light to give it an alternate appearance - you are in the presence of a genius

 

[Cuchilo]

Just had a play with painting knives , it's supposed to be a rose

 

[Aperitif]

Thank you. No, I don't know him. I'm self taught, just from books and experimenting.

That piece was completed with a dip pen (well, two - one for each colour). The scary bit is dipping the pen and then moving it across the paper without it dripping! I breathed a big sigh of relief when it was finished.

Ah. JW died in 2011 - I obviously went and 'had a look'. Bought a book of his as a consequence, second hand from Amazon (£5.45 - a bargain) and replacing one from my collection of odds and sods.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Ah. JW died in 2011 - I obviously went and 'had a look'. Bought a book of his as a consequence, second hand from Amazon (£5.45 - a bargain) and replacing one from my collection of odds and sods.

Let me know what it's like when it arrives - I might get a copy.