Les Mis 16" x 12" Oil

 

I had to paint today, after what seems like weeks of not doing any, so there I sat, brush in hand, paint on palette for about twenty minutes, just wondering what to paint! In the end I put on  the TV and paused on a likely subject.  Apparently the news today is that Les Miserables has got eight Oscar nominations and I think this is the star of the show, Anne Hathaway. Well done.

Profile Sketch Tiddled...and more...

 

I tiddled this a bit today, but I have mostly been working on a commissioned triple portrait, which I don't (as yet) have permission to post.

 

I've not been painting much lately because house and garden have needed attention...yeah I know...boring! But it will be worth it in the end. I've been digging up trees and knocking down walls so that it feels like I have moved house!

From this....

to this.

This is my lounge minus a wall.

There will soon be a wall and doorway to separate lounge from bedroom and bathroom! French doors to the dining room, new skirting and architrave and floor, and then...then we can decorate. Woohoo!

Philip 12" x 16" Oil

Watching TV while eating my breakfast this morning, the thought occurred to me that here was an endless supply of faces to practise with! So I did.