New portraits
Been trying to sleep off this run-down state and have had to delay my trip by a day to get better. But over the last couple of days have finished Rufus Wainwright and done a fairly speedy Jack Nicholson:
The Jack is a bit more like my old style. I was itching to paint something and it seemed like fun. It’s much smaller than Rufus – 2’x3′ instead of 5’x4′. I imagine I may tinker a little more with it when I get back from my trip. So far it represents about a day’s work.
Right – ‘spose I must pack.
Or is this just me? When you experience someone demonstrating a talent you don’t possess, its potentially awe inspiring. But if you have a skill, and people comment, its difficult to understand what they’re raving about.
Fab portraits, you are a clever and talented guy, Derren! and looking at Jack’s just a big kid at heart (and in 1 day?), hyperactive at that..
Hope you can rest that busy brain and tired body of yours, some auto suggestion might help (you know “while you are gazing at the warm and tranquil landscape, you can sink into this comfy chair and with every sip of soft wine you can feel your body relax more and more, the warm sun on your face makes your eyelids a little heavier, and with the next few deep breath you can just allow them to gently close.., ok, really bad, but must go lie down now..).
Take good care of yourself, or better still let others 🙂
Sabine x
I’ve just realised what’s missing from Jack! You need some warm-coloured bounceback light from the specs on the skin around the his eyes. There. Done. Hahaha!
Unbelievable! Could you please post a blog of things you are bad at? Would be interesting to see what you can’t do as you seem to be an endless stream of talent.
You’re talent makes me want to cry and give up but at the same time determined to practise every day so I can one day be as good as you at painting wrinkles! 😀 Fantastic dude!
I have to post just to say one word. “WOW”.
Must be a great feeling to be able to have that awesome artistic talent.
They’re savage.. pity i don’t know who the people are if I did i would be able to compare ur pictures to d real people xx 😛
Is it just me or does Jack look a bit like Clive Anderson here?
WOW, I had no idea you could do this. Talented guy !!