Bailer shell on fabric. Graphite on paper.

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#sketchoftheday: What's the most terrifying experience you can face this haunting season? Getting no respect! Hoo, hoo... I tell yuh. #sketchbook #watercolour #tonalstudy #rodney

Florence, Italy from a photo reference Nov 2023. Oils on Arches oil paper
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One from a photo. Oils on paper.
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Worked on cityscape tonal studies today in Annapolis. Gorgeous day for some plein air painting. Acrylics on 8” square paper.
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Black & White Study

Practicing tones and values with this digital drawing of a pair of cranes. Working in grayscale really helps refine depth and contrast.

Would love to hear your thoughts! Do you enjoy black & white art, or do you prefer color?

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Latest project from my portrait painting course completed with close guidance of artist and tutor Louis Smith at the Realist Academy Warrington UK
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