Demonstration pages
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This is where I will be adding my 'How-to's' and other information that I hope will help anyone interested in creating their own art.
Art is a fascinating process. We can all create beautiful things, and the beauty of something is how it makes you feel.
Please check back for further demonstrations soon. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Self Portrait
 Draw your subject. I prepared a 50 x 70cm linen canvas with an olive tinted gesso, sanded for a reasonably smooth finish. My photographs for this study are above the canvas. | 
Underpainting in burnt umber and white. It looks quite scary at this stage! |  Refine your underpainting for shadow and highlights. |
This is after a couple of days painting in oils. There is a lot of work to do. The painting is about one third of the way through at this stage. | 
Starting to alter the colour balance and refine the skin and detail, one layer at a time. I keep muttering patience... patience. I loose track of time, and just enjoy the time that I have with this one. | 
Refine the features, colour balance, add details of the hair. Nearly there... |
Portrait in oils
After you have produced a detailed sketch on your prepared canvas, paint the value study in umber and white, which you develop prior to putting on colour. | 
First colour laid in the painting. | 
Continue to add colour to your work changing the tonal value as you progress. |
Adding colour |
Still adding colour... |  Changing tonal values |
Scumbling in highlights | 
Scumbling like crazy and reworking shadows | 
Always leave your brightest highlights until last and when you are happy... you are done. Sign it after it is touch dry. |