This is a smaller piece, 35 x 25 cm (13 x 9”) and is oil on Ampersand board, unframed as yet. I had painted the larger piece, Tongue In Cheek, on deep canvas and then decided I would like to feature the second part of the amazing Krishna Malla’s street art (@krishnamalla) in another composition; it seemed such a waste to not incorporate the other half into a painting. This time however, I am using Ampersand board, which I like to use for my smaller works. It gives a lovely smooth finish which helps with the more detailed work needed in a small painting. I feel I have found my niche with using street art in my figurative paintings ….Miche’s Niche haha. Living on North Street in Bristol I always have an endless supply of wonderful graffiti and street art being supplied for Upfest, the urban paint festival held here each year, and I am anxious to preserve these before they get painted over the following year. If you would like to be kept up to date with what I am up to in the next few weeks please sign up for my Newsletter at the top of the…
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A new work in progress and along the lines of ‘Tongue In Cheek’ completed recently and on my website. This is a much smaller piece and is painted on Ampersand board as opposed to deep canvas. It will give a smoother finish when it is finished. The large mouth is the second part of a street art painting I saw being painted by the wonderful street artist @krishnamalla last year at Upfest (urban paint festival that takes place on the street where I live in Bristol every year. It is more to scale than the ‘Tongue In Cheek’ work, and as yet I don’t have a working title. Any ideas please from fellow Twitterarti or Instagrammers?! Please look at past blogs here on my website to see more of my thinking on preserving street art in my own paintings. I always seek the street artists’ permission to use their work in my own compositions. If you would like to be kept up to date with what I am up to in the next few weeks please sign up for my Newsletter at the top of the Home Page. I am also on Twitter and Instagram and have a Facebook page…
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One of my followers on Twitter came up with this title. A bit rude perhaps, but it made me smile, and at this time of year, we so need a bit of humour. I hope it won’t cause offence Please see my previous blog to give you details of why and how I painted this piece. @krishnamalla is a fine street artist and I have his permission to use his work here. The mouth is actually part of a street art painting involving two mouths and I am painting a smaller work using the other mouth. At the moment I am using 2ft square canvasses, but am aware not everyone wants a canvas on their walls this big – many of us live in smaller houses these days – so this second painting is on a much smaller canvas. More on this next week. If you would like to be kept up to date with what I am up to in the near future, please sign up for my Newsletter at the top of the Home page. I send these out quarterly. I am also on Twitter, Instagram and have a Facebook page called Miche Artist as well…
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