Updated: Nov 2018
oil on board
Recent paintings...
If you've been following my blog I've been on a mission to paint outside. There are several reasons for this, but mostly for the challenge of it. There's a lot to learn - including just handling the box easel - and some days I've been ready to smash everything up. Mostly I'm kind of embarrassed by how poor the finished paintings have been, but here are a couple I'm happy with. After struggling with landscapes I decided to simplify things, hence views from my home which have been less stressful experience.
On Instagram (@dakinart) I have been putting all my paintings up, whether Im happy with them or not, to hopefully chart my progress into next year's 'Plein-Air' exhibition in London! Watch this space.
If you've been following my blog I've been on a mission to paint outside. There are several reasons for this, but mostly for the challenge of it. There's a lot to learn - including just handling the box easel - and some days I've been ready to smash everything up. Mostly I'm kind of embarrassed by how poor the finished paintings have been, but here are a couple I'm happy with. After struggling with landscapes I decided to simplify things, hence views from my home which have been less stressful experience.
On Instagram (@dakinart) I have been putting all my paintings up, whether Im happy with them or not, to hopefully chart my progress into next year's 'Plein-Air' exhibition in London! Watch this space.
oil on board
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'Was That Then?'
After a number of enquiries at this year's Open Studios I have made a limited number of photographic prints of 'Was That Then?' (detail shown here). This was a commissioned oil painting that I borrowed back for the Open Studio season. Sized 53cm square, white or black frame. |
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Workshop fully booked
My Cambridge Drawing Society workshop 'Portraits in charcoal from photographs' in December is now fully booked.
In it I look at number of techniques and considerations involved in creating dynamic large-scale portraits - info can be found at www.cambridgedrawingsociety.org for future reference. I have had a number of people contact me regards private lessons, and if this is something that interests you please contact me via email at andydakin67@hotmail.co.uk
Recent Studio Paintings:
'Window onto Trumpington Street', oil on board, 81cm x 61cm, Sold.
'King's Gatehouse, through Railings', oil on board, 122cm x 61cm, available.
Blue Chairs, King's Parade, oil on board, 58 x 41 cm, available
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'Through the Arched Window', oil on board, 61 x 41cm available
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'B', oil on canvas.
April 2014