Recent paintings... here's a couple of recently completed studio paintings. The first Dead Roses was painted on an old cabinet door which has been kicking around the house and garden for a few years. I've had my eye on it to paint on for some time and would like to do more like this if the right bits of old wood can be found. The roses, picked from a late flush from one of my gardening clients, were both growing and decaying simultaneously, and offered a wonderful smell conveying both. The second, the portrait of Duarte from the Blue Moon, Cambridge, is over 1.5m long and was painted for entry to the RS exhibition coming up in mind.
Dead Roses, oil on reclaimed board, 2020, available
Duarte, oil on board, 2020, available
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Updated: January 2020
'Wonder Woman' (detail), oil on board, 2018
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Cambridge Drawing Society Autumn Exhibition
Second the Best! My portrait 'Wonder Woman' was voted second in the 'Visitor's Favourite' for this Autumn's CDS show at the Leys School, Cambridge. This painting was exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 2018, and I thought that really I should show it in Cambridge because you never know I may get a commission off the back of it or something. Annoyingly I lost out on top spot at the CDS show by one vote. I'm told I should be happy with coming second - but of course I'm not! I also exhibited 'The Window Cleaner' and I enjoyed seeing all the other 300plus works on show. This year a tiny watercolour portrait by Diane Firth was my favourite - beautiful work! |
Exhibition at Art & Soul
Thankyou to everybody who attended my recent solo exhibition at the Art & Soul Cafe in St Neots. especially those who travelled some distance. I really enjoyed being back in my hometown, seeing some old faces and getting some 'Dakins' out there! A couple of my old school teachers! appeared over the 2 weeks, and I've always enjoyed how my art has enabled me to make contact with friends from the past. It's also good to get some press (left) even if they did write that my drawing of 'Old Mr Farrer Up The Road' was in fact me! I guess I am getting on a bit...
Thanks again to Donna White who helped throughout, and to Caroline at the cafe who made everything so easy.
Below are a couple of images from the show.
Thankyou to everybody who attended my recent solo exhibition at the Art & Soul Cafe in St Neots. especially those who travelled some distance. I really enjoyed being back in my hometown, seeing some old faces and getting some 'Dakins' out there! A couple of my old school teachers! appeared over the 2 weeks, and I've always enjoyed how my art has enabled me to make contact with friends from the past. It's also good to get some press (left) even if they did write that my drawing of 'Old Mr Farrer Up The Road' was in fact me! I guess I am getting on a bit...
Thanks again to Donna White who helped throughout, and to Caroline at the cafe who made everything so easy.
Below are a couple of images from the show.
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'B', oil on canvas.
