I used two of my favourite models for this painting as they interact so well together. I explained what it was I wanted from them and the ideas I had in my head and then left them to it while I snapped away with my camera. Very quickly they forgot I was there which was great. In an ideal world I would always paint from life, but this is just not always possible and I have now got a great set of reference photos for future use. I feel with this painting the viewer can make up their own mind as to what is happening here which is why I so like painting narrative figurative works as opposed to the straight portraiture I used to do.
I have used strong colours here deliberately, as I feel this is a strong painting and have therefore framed it in the white tray format which compliments it. It is available in my website http://www.michewatkins.com and can be bought framed or unframed.
This is is a small fun painting which I decided to crop and with the help of one of my friends on Twitter is called ‘Friday’ – a great name for that feeling you get with your first cocktail of the weekend! It is on block canvas so doesn’t need a frame. Again it is available on my website.
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Your work is amazing…
Ah thank you Leslie that is so kind
Interesting.
I like how you carry out this entire process. A photo-shoot, leisurely pictures, selection and then modified painting.
🙂 It must be lovely looking at the finished work which actually has a process and people in it.
Love both of these paintings in different ways.
Thanks and yes I liked the process too. It also means I have a lot of photos for future reference and research. The other painting ‘Friday’ was a photo of my daughter which I played around with, cropping it in different ways and came up with end result which I liked the most. Thanks for commenting .
I love the cropped painting! Fabulous job!
Thank you. I wasn’t sure about the cropping but I think it did work in the end. Also enjoyed chucking paint in with a toothbrush at the end!