Are there any PH artists?

[Dr G]

CR6ZZ said:

Some nice work DRR, PL and MF. I work in oils. A small sample of works below. Some still life, some landscapes, and some a bit left field....

Love this! Even though it makes my eyes go funny...

[knotweed]

227bhp said:

What is that?

It's a foxglove. I painted it for a challenge on an art forum and didn't want it to be too recognisable - it worked.

[Cupramax]

soad said:

Mobsta qualifies, surely?

How to troll a dating website......

my first thought when seeing the title...

[Major Fallout]

What got you into art?

I have been drawing and attempting to paint for just over a year now.

One random day I found a painting online of a car that looked a bit like my speedster, it was a blue bird painting by Jack Vettriano (Birth of a Dream). I did a bit of googling and found some others that I liked, then I realised that never in a million years would I own a Jack Vettriano. After sticking him into wikipedia I found out he didnt start painting till he was 21. That made me realise that to be good you didnt have to start young.
I have dyslexia so I thought that this meant I would be automatically crap at drawing, I mean if I cant pick up a pen and draw letters why should I be able to draw anything else?
But then I thought sod it! So I went out and got myself a cheep sketch pad and some pencils H6 HB and an H6, sat down and watched every youtube video I could find.

That week after watching a tutorial on youtube I drew my first half decent eye, this.


3 weeks ago I did an eye sketch and it came out like this.


I didnt think I had improved much until I looked back, I just hope I can carry on at the same pace of improvement.

Yesterday I had my first play with watercolours since I was about 4, and it came out like this.

[Crush]

DragsterRR said:

Crush said:

rsbmw said:

Einion Yrth said:

DragsterRR said:

OzzyR1 said:

DragsterRR said:

Is that Harold Shipman?

Harumph, no. (See said I suck).

Ian McKellen when he was doing Waiting for Godot.

If it's any consolation. I think Ozzy was taking the piss, it's very obviously McKellen.

I was wondering why anyone would draw Rolf Harris!

I thought it was George Lucas

Ok...it's generic old bloke with beard

I reckon you could give him a darker skin tone, freckles and say it is Morgan Freeman

It's very good though, I mean no disrespect

[CR6ZZ]

Great spider KM. Not easy to get the perception of depth you have achieved with watercolours. Like your eyes too MF. Well done. Thanks to all for the kind comments re my work. Always enjoyed doodling as a kid, then experimented a bit with oils when I first left high school back in 1970. Did about a dozen works, then lost interest (discovered girls and cars...). Only picked up the brushes again 10 years ago. Entirely self taught so I guess I'm lucky some people like them enough to buy some.

[Rawwr]

Major Fallout said:

The hand isn't great but the pencils look very realistic.

[knotweed]

CR6ZZ said:

Great spider KM. Not easy to get the perception of depth you have achieved with watercolours.

Thanks, I sold the spider a couple of months ago and I've been asked to do another. Spiders are good fun to paint.

I'm largely self taught as well. I enjoyed art at school but didn't want to carry it on afterwards. I did a short course at the beginning of the year which really got me back into it, part of my front room is rapidly turning into a studio. It's my plan for next year to start taking it more seriously.

[slybynight]

It depends on how one pronounces "PH artists"

[Quickmoose]

Here's one of mine....
I posted it in the Lemans paintings thread as this scene was from last year's trip involving our group's 4 vehicles.
I'm clumsy so the Porsche has a nasty crease where it leaves the canvas...
and I fully admit I love Tim Layzell's style and have nothing original to offer...


well not strictly true as I did this too...

[Benengo]

Some of mine... All copies of other peoples ideas but still from my hand!

[Pixel Pusher]

Benengo said:

This could be worth a Bobba two.

[Benengo]

Sorry can't seem to rotate that last one.

Edited by Benengo on Tuesday 19th January 17:50

[CR6ZZ]

Great work guys.

[williamp]

Stunning work there. I would love to draw properly, I really would.

[Rulle7]

Some of my efforts from long ago ...

[Rulle7]

and ...

[Rulle7]

and my dog in my youth ...

[Benengo]

Rulle7 said:

and ...

love this!

[Smiler.]

Great thread

Quickmoose said:

Outstanding