Ryan In England

"Ryan In England"

Watercolours and acrylics on watercolour paper, 2010.

Artist's Comments-

This is a painting of a recent acquaintance. Ryan was travelling around Europe during the summer with an American friend of mine. When he was over at my house I showed him my art work. It had been a few months since I'd done any artwork and he was insisting that I get back into it before I lost the habit. After much pestering I agreed to do a painting and he agreed to be the subject. So I asked him for a photo of himself that he was happy with for me to work from. I feel quite happy with the end result. I'm starting to get braver with colour, especially with skin tones. It's such a shame that my photograph of this painting doesn't capture all the subtleties and details I put into it.