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Ah great...thanks Ron...always nice to see my work getting out there:)

Hopefully there will be as much in 2025 as there has been in 2024...over 260 pieces this year!!! Not bad with having a full time day job as well!!!

Thanks:)

Thanks a lot for your support!

Thanks as ever Fabry. Hope you are well?

Thanks:) it's been a while since I've done a long format video but there will be more over the coming weeks:)

Thanks...although I don't tell people what to do as such in my videos, as I don't feel qualified to do so in reality, I hope that by people seeing how I approach things they might be able to try it themselves. There are quite a few life drawing videos on my channel as it's a subject that has always fascinated me

Thank you Dawn. Trying a different approach to try to grow the channel for a short while

Not sure what you mean in the first bit? But thanks for commenting

Thanks:)

Thanks for the inspiration Fabry

Hi Ron...thanks for watching them all. I like the old lady best out of all of them...that one really speaks to me. I also like day 1 as it was the best likeness possibly. I enjoyed the challenge so will be doing different challenges over coming months. I was thinking I might try a gouache painting sketch of figures for one of them...so might be dome stuff for you to feature in your videos from that one if I do it!?

Thanks so much! 😊

I guess eyes really...I struggle with noses...but this week of portraits and drawing seven of them has begun to make me more observant of them. Mouths are very varied and difficult to get the curvature of them right.

Thank you very much

Thanks Multichrons

Thanks for following all my videos Fabrizio

I'm trying not to go over by too many minutes...to make each challenge a similar time...otherwise it's difficult to compare like with like to see any improvement etc.

I can really recommend these challenges...I used to be very slow, but after doing years of life drawing where warm up poses can be very short indeed I've sped up no end. I'm hoping these timed challenges will push me to the next level again with speed and accuracy. Let me know how you get on!

Thanks Fabrizio

Let's hope they get better through the week of the challenge!? But not going to beat myself up if they don't.

Thanks Ron. If this one goes well I might try a longer challenge next month. It's sometimes difficult to shoehorn art challenges into a busy life but the challenge helps you to prioritise it! Still watching your videos when you launch them, and thanks for featuring me a couple of times in the past.

Thanks so much Fabrizio... I'm learning all the time by practicing as much as I can...Practice makes Perfect so the saying goes. I hope it turns out to be true in my case! Are you an artist yourself?

Oh no I am just only a passionate lover of the arts and i follow your awesome artworks with interest and pleasure 💙🖌️

Thanks Claire. Glad you still have the ducks...it'll be worth a fortune someday! Lol x

Thank you as ever.

Thanks Dawn! I've not done loads of art so far on my 'art' holiday, but there is still time! Lol and if I don't anyway then I don't!

Thanks:) I'm currently painting a new still life of a tiny last of the season rose in a tiny vase. Not sure how well it's going so far, but will have to wait and see

Thanks...some more videos coming over the next week or two, hopefully with slightly better results, but useful to see the good and the not so good for people I think.

@@MatthewAlltonArt Look forward to watching the videos.

Me either, but you have to draw em if you are doing life drawing...most people have em after all!

Thanks as ever...there is an oil painting still life video on the way this week...keep watching! :)

Thanks very much:) do you do life drawing yourself?

@@MatthewAlltonArt yeah I drawing for myself 😊

Ypu win some ypu lose some but it's all good experience!

Juicy black cherries...one of my favourite summer fruits...I had blue fingers from removing the stones when I ate them after taking the reference photo!

Thank-you I'm pleased with the end result which is a rarity! But becoming a more common occurrence at least!

It's a process to be worked on and fine tuned as I'm not sure I have a process for painting portraits in oils yet...but with practice I'm hoping to develop one! Thanks for your support as ever!

I dread to think what future challenges might be! Lol

Thanks...I dont think I'd go that far! But it was enjoyable enough. Look forward to seeing your piece for the challenge!

Every piece is an experiment of some description lately...constantly trying new materials, techniques, subjects. Keeps it interesting

Thanks so much! 😊

Yes I have 11 more panels to practice on...looking forward to it!

Looking forward to full recovery from this awful cold so that I can do my first oil painting on wood!!

Thanks Multichrons...looking forward to experimenting!

Thanks as ever Dawn:)

Thanks Multichrons...I enjoyed doing this one and another successful completion of a apatreon fortnightly art challenge! Yours is amazing too!

Thanks John.

Hi Jos-P Thanks for the comment! I have tried using the strap on the etchr slate minute as a trial and I found it was too close for me...my eyes. I'm rather rotund too so maybe that had something to do with the discomfort!? :) The tripod worked well last weekend, so looking forward to going out on my own with both...maybe this coming weekend...being on my own will allow me to take more time etc. I bought the small etchr slate because I wanted an alternative to my large pochade box type easel, which is far too cumbersome and heavy to walk anywhere with. I wanted something small and lightweight which wouldn't be too onerous to take with me on all the walks I do...my other main hobby.

Exciting waiting for new equipment....good luck and do comment on future videos and let me know how you get in with the larger etchr slate! The best of luck with it and happy sketching! I wish I could see the results of you learning, but alas you can't post pictures un comments on youtube...thats why I set up my patreon at the beginning of the year. The small group of us on there so far are having great fun inspiring each other and sharing our efforts! Think about joining! Would be great to have you on board!

Yes I realise its tonally flat...yesterday was all about trying out the tripod with the etchr slate mini rather than a great painting. The set up worked well. Whenever I'm either my partner I'm conscious not to be too long, so would never get a 'good' result from such a sitting....looking forward to going out on my own over the summer when I can relax and take time

Thanks Yan...just watched a couple of videos about making a James Gurney style easel. They certainly seem a lightweight option, and I may well make one at some point in the future. I think I may continue to use the etchr slate mini that I invested quite a bit into first, but attach it to a camera tripod like I did in my new video. It worked well yesterday when I tried it. I like the idea of magnets to hold stuff...I may explore this further. I will check out the suggested youtube videos. Thanks so much for your time in commenting.

Was a much better experiment...even enjoyable...just got to improve the actual results now! That would have been easier if I'd been on my own...when you are out with someone who doesn't paint you always have the anxiety of needing to finish for their sake. It was handy having a cameraman today though! :)