Testing technique and use of colour to achieve a vibrant and eye catching sky during sunset.
60x90 cm
Oil on canvas
Inspired by Turner 

 Drawing completed in plein air, photo taken after completion

Watercolours

Using expressive brush strokes and vibrant colours to capture movement and draw the viewer in
Oil on canvas 70x100cm

Thinking about how colours and times of day can affect a seascape

Oil on paper
Inspired by Tony Ellwood - how he takes photos of the same place in different weather and lighting

Sunrise, Midday, Sunset

Inspired by Monet

Oil on canvas, each 50x100cm 

Oil on Paper, 55x44 cm

Inspired by Audrey Flack

Oil on canvas, 76x51cm

Self Portrait

The lines on the face represent stress and emotions that can sometimes affect you physically 

Oil on canvas, 60x42 cm

Inspired by Deanna Staffo 

A3 Sketchbook pages
The stages of a figurative sketch
Pencil

A3 Sketchbook experiments

Timed sketches to create fluid and expressive pieces
Ink on sugar paper

 A3 Sketchbook experiments

Combining materials, inspired by David Hewitt
Graphite, Ink, Charcoal

Brainstorming positions and lighting for a shoot to work from for future portraits 

Chiaroscuro experiment
Gauche, Chalk Pastel, A1
Inspired by Mark Demsteader

Pencil, A3 sketchbook
Testing use of negative space around face
Inspired by Gustav Klimt's sketches

Looking at snails and the obstacles they overcome from a different perspective

Creating miniature worlds out of food that the viewer feels part of

Winter wonderland

Inspired by Carl Warner

Personal sketches, graphite pencil
Capturing moments or feelings that can be overlooked

A5 Personal sketches

Creating a scene that captures the mood and message of the quote

Graphite pencil