#devon artist

[ciillustrations]

Some sketches of my oc's Mars and Lucy before they went all enemies to lovers. Please consider reposting my work as it helps me in the long run!

[twistedkittyart]

Hello July!

"If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead." - Roald Dahl

Wishing everyone a happy, enjoyable month ahead.

[twistedkittyart]

I thought I would share a work in progress shot with you to show my planning and scribbles behind some of my pieces.

This one is actually a new design I am currently working on trying to add in a few different techniques.

When experimenting with a new design I always like to play around with some old orange tinted electronical wire from my dad (used to be an electrician so very handy) and then I can work out how much wire I need and what works and what doesn't before I use my more expensive wire.

I always ensure I write down what I do with the amounts used and then as I adjust the design I go back over my notes and edit. Final versions get written up in my note book.

[twistedkittyart]

Went looking for sea glass today in Hele Bay in North Devon. We found some beautiful pieces, not 100% sure what I want to do with them yet but they are pretty to look at.

[mattharveyart]

Portrait painting showing grisaille underpainting

Portrait painting showing grisaille underpainting

Detail of a portrait in oil on canvas, showing the grisaille underpainting before and after

This is a detail of a painting that I have shown before of the effect of glazing over a grisaille underpainting in a short time. You can see the first glaze which took around an hour to paint, and the effects are dramatic. It is something I wish I had filmed at the time along with the other short film I…

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[spooncarvingfirststeps]

Had a great walk out today. Frost this morning, our first. A beautiful sunny day here on Dartmoor.