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Finishing day. About to tape the back of Hedy. I cut & stretch my own canvas so I need to seal the fabric edges. You can see the raw canvas in the background here. Cutting into the canvas is the first step of my painting. And it means using the satisfying dressmaking shears left from when I designed stage costumes. Inspired by @sunkenstudioleeds recent love-hate letter to her materials x Canvas I think I unequivocally love. Oil paint is a despotic, inescapable, obsessional thing. --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #fashionillustration #fashionart #make_portraits #portraits_ig #artist #face #red #process #canvas #hedylamarr #wallart #illustration #interior
Experimenting in acrylic while the oil paintings dry... __ #acrylicpainting #acrylic #painting #portraiture #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #arte #audreyhepburn #audrey #art #artwip #artist #painter #make_portraits #portraits_ig #paint #flowercrown #flowers #garland #headdress #streetart #popart
Blue stargazer lilies. ----. #oiloncanvas #beauty #beautiful #howtobeauty #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #artoftheday #flowers #flowercrown #illustration #illustrate #illustrator #photography #blue #purple #lilies #art #arte #pintura #portraiture #painting #portrait #londonart #leeds #interiordesign #interior
Almost there with Hedy. Oil on canvas, detail. For 'How to be Beautiful' at @leedsgallery from Sept 19th. I'll share a link once I've caught up with website x --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #modernart #mua #flowercrown #flowers #garland #headdress #leeds #londonart #hair #mua #hedy #hedylamarr
Gene's eyes. Chose to leave a great deal unresolved. Oil on canvas, detail. --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #artoftheday #figurativeart #face #beauty #beautiful #dibujo #arte #pintura #alaprima #mua #genetierney #oldhollywood #cinema #gallerywall #make_portraits #portraits_ig
A morning on Gene. Tea before I decide how far to resolve her eyes. You'll be able to see her at my show @leedsgallery in a few weeks time. Message me for your invite to the private view. X -- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #model #modernart #mua #flowercrown #flowers #lilies #illustration #illustrate #illustrator #photography #purple #genetierney
And her hummingbirds for you. She may be finished... I'll let her rest now for a few days. Free this afternoon and near Leeds? head to @tambourinecoffee #saltaire for free painting demos (by me) and children's art, 2-4pm x --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #fashionillustration #fashionart #make_portraits #portraits_ig #artist #face #fridakahlo #frida #leeds #bradford
Playing with blue and Frida. The giant hummingbirds on her head are finished - I'll share with you tomorrow x - blue = Micheal Harding ultramarine, and a little phthalo green (thanks @timudie for the advice x) -- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #artoftheday #figurativeart #face #beauty #beautiful #dibujo #arte #pintura #mua #make_portraits #portraits_ig #artist #frida #fridakahlo #blue #michaelharding #photography
Playing with colour for Louise. Just about to start the distortion lines falling from the peony. She'll be hung in @leedsgallery on dark grey walls (18th Sept - 9th Oct) so excited to see the contrast. Inspired by insta excellence of @makingspacesnet & @kite_styling hanging art on colour... -- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #model #modernart #mua #pink #instaart #interiordesign #interior #interiorstyling #interiordetails #homestyle #illustration #louisebrooks #oldhollywood #1920s
She flowed this morning. Just her eyes to resolve when this layer is dry. Working a la prima (in wet paint) in oil on canvas. There'll be giant blue lilies growing out of her shoulder. @navigarestvivere - Frida on her way. Will share tomorrow x Now off to talk exhibition with @leedsgallery & @stitch_up - rather excited. --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #beauty #makeup #fashion #fashionillustration #fashionart #make_portraits #portraits_ig #artist #face #beauty #illustration #genetierney #purple #oldhollywood #actress #40s #filmnoir #1940s #popart
Today's beginnings of something on Gene. --- #portraiture #painting #portrait #purple #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #genetierney #beauty #makeup #fashion #fashionillustration #fashionart #make_portraits #portraits_ig #makeup #mua #photography
Yesterday's initial sketches for the next. Heard of Gene Tierney? 1940s actress. Got entirely excited about her image. Then Googled her biog. An Agatha Christie. #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #artoftheday #figurativeart #face #beauty #beautiful #dibujo #arte #pintura #sketch #drawing #make_portraits #portraits_ig #genetierney #extraordinary