A4 acrylic on paper.
Lace Veil.
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Oil, 12×16″
I declare it finished. It only needs a layer of linseed oil over the areas showing slight sinking. However, I reserve the right to think of adjustments to add.
A4 sketch-book, acrylic paint
Bombardment
Found a new, unused sketch-book in a box recently. From now, it’s my new paintings book; the paper us much better, being thicker at 170gsm rather than 140. Even though the old book still has a dozen blank pages, I’m going to move over to this one from now.
Statues
A5 sketchbook, acrylic paint
From photos of a graveyard statues. The stone must have been beautifully carved, perhaps in the 1920s. Now it has weathered and has lichen growing on it. Some surfaces show the paths of decades of rain. Some of these have probably endured 100 winters, thousands of rainstorms and hot summer’s days. Lichem makes up most of the discolouration though there is moss in places too.
These are all on A5 cartridge paper with acrylic paints. Each has an acrylic ground which is dry before the image is started. There is no pencil makring up. Layers of paint are added as thin glases.
Low key acrylic
I need to do something to the upper figure to move it into the background. Perhaps a red wash.
Looking shocked
More sketchbook acrylic paintings.
Sketchbook, acrylic A4
Working quickly on this one. Immediately got the eomoetry right with little trouble.
Acrylic in A4 sketchbook: 4 pages.
There is a distortion here but I rather like it. 
I suspect this needs a few more layers. 
Because I like plaits. 
Now it’s uploaded, I can see what’s wrong here.
All are acrylic on A4 pages in multiple layers. The method is generally the same – prepare the page with a mid-tone ground; 2 sessions; work from mid-tones towards light & dark, last marks are black and pure white (often just a dot).
Summer sketchbook, profile.
Short hot spell, 31°C,
Final version. Sorted the ear out and worked in with pthalo blue, including hair highlights.
Spirit of Turpentine 