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New Still Life

March 15, 2013 by · Comments Off
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Apples and Red Vase is my new oil painting, 40 x 30 cms on canvas board. I tried adjusting my palette for this one just as an experiment, swapping permanent rose for alizarin crimson and transparent gold ochre  for yellow ochre, but keeping ultramarine, lemon yellow and burnt sienna. I also added light green. I [...]

Red Apples Oil Painting

May 2, 2012 by · Comments Off
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Really enjoyed painting this one. Its quite impressionistic; I didn’t get too detailed so it leaves a bit for the viewers imagination. I particularly like the strong dark areas that bring out the reds. Its 16 x 12 inches on stretched canvas and can be hung as is. Click here for a larger image. You [...]

Apples Still Life

May 6, 2011 by · Comments Off
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Here is a new painting from my wife Louise. Painted Alla Prima, its a direct, bold colourful work that makes me smile to look at it. The colour is just bursting to come out of the apples! Its a happy, fun painting to say the least. Oil on box canvas 16 x 12 inches and [...]

New Oil Paintings

March 17, 2011 by · 1 Comment
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Louise has been busy recently and here are her latest paintings. First up are two still lifes, bold and colourful, with direct brushstrokes, painted alla-prima. Next is another still life and an unusual night-time seascape! This one was actually taken from a photo of Scarborough harbour taken when we were down there last October watching [...]

Another Still Life

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This is the third painting using the Braeburns. This time I have gone for a softer approach by using a bit more blending, especially at the edges of the apples and jug. I have also tried to give the light a saturated feel as if the subject is slightly hazy because of bright light. Does [...]

Three Braeburns – Still Life Oil Painting

February 18, 2011 by · Comments Off
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This is the second of three paintings I promised using the Braeburn apples. For this one I decided to use direct bold brush strokes that emphasise the form of the apples. I found I had to think more about each stroke before putting it down to make sure it would look ok. I didn’t want [...]

Still life Apples and Vase

February 11, 2011 by · Comments Off
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These Braeburn apples with their reds oranges and yellows are excellent subject matter for an artist. This is the first of a short series of paintings using the Braeburns where I am trying different stylistic approaches and lighting effects. This one is quite impressionistic with little or no blending between the  colours and loosely applied [...]

New paintings added to Steve Driver’s gallery

July 16, 2010 by · Comments Off
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Two new oil paintings have been added to the Driver Art website under Steve’s Gallery. The first is a still life oil painting of a Lemon and a Green bottle. This has been created using thin layers of oil paint and medium to build up a depth filled effect. The second painting is another still [...]