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This week we are painting one of my idols. This is simply called ‘Bowie”. We have a lot to do in this painting, plenty of wet into wet and ensuring we keep that background dark enough and the face light enough to maintain the highlights. If you do you’ll get a great result and come away with a great painting to really be a talking point on your wall. Happy New Year…

This time we’re painting a still life of one of my own photos taken a while ago now but I love the illustrative feel of this painting which is created by the text on the cup and the little logos I’ve kept this time. Take your time on this and you’ll get a really vibrant bright result. Enjoy…

Welcome to this weeks tutorial, we’re painting this stunning “Old Ford”. I took this photo quite a while ago now but always loved how the light shines off the various angles and shapes the car gives us, It also gives a lovely stark contrast compared to the softer foliage, This is the painting to really practice your highlights using the white paper to create lighter areas, and even though I don’t do it much n the tutorial, you’ll probably want to lift a fair amount especially if you don’t think if yourself as an expert. Enjoy…

He’s still waiting in that queue even after all this time! We painted this chap last year as part of a larger painting, this time we’re zooming in on a single subject and we will keep it to just two layers using all six colours from the start. This is a great one to use our techniques in a different way and is really fun to do at just under an hour. That means you really can try this one several times and see your improvements with each version. Enjoy…

This week is an advanced piece for our members. Creating dark indoor tones with vibrant lights reflecting off our hero of the piece, the saxophonist. There’s lots of wet into wet here to create that lovely background and some great lifting off at the end to create those bright highlights. Enjoy…