The Shy Faun

2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor with gouache, 2008

An ACEO painting of a shy faun. Fauns were woodland spirits in Roman mythology, half man and half goat.

Regret

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor, 2008

Another of my handsome guy paintings - this one looks like he has something on his mind.

Acrylic Study - Dad

acrylic on acrylic paper, 5 x 7 inches, 2008


Another acrylic study, this one of my Dad who passed away last year. The photo it's based on was taken a couple of weeks before he died.

Acrylic Study - Self Portrait

5.5 x 7.5 inches, acrylic on acrylic paper, 2008

Last week I bought myself a set of acrylic paints. I felt I needed a challenge and to try something different from watercolour. This is my second attempt at doing something with them. A self portrait, took 3 - 4 hours. My partner thinks it's unflattering and a bit severe.

Edward IV

4 x 6 inches, watercolor, gouache and gold ink, 2008


Edward was born in 1442, the eldest son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. It was Richard's claim to the throne of England that began the Wars of The Roses. After Richards death in 1460, Edward inherited the claim. With the support of the Earl of Warwick, his cousin, he defeated Henry IV and declared himself King in 1461. Warwick planned for Edward to marry and ally with France but Edward secretly married Elizabeth Wydeville. The marriage alienated Warwick, especially after Edward began to show preference to his new Woodville relations. Warwick and Edwards younger brother the Duke of Clarence joined forces to try and defeat Edward but in 1470 were finally defeated and forced to flee to France. Later that year Warwick returned with French support and invaded, forcing Edward to flee and the weak Henry VI to be restored to the throne. Edward went to Burgundy with his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester and there got support and with a small army returned to England. Clarence then changed sides and joined Edward and at the Battle of Barnet Warwick was defeated. Edward reclaimed his throne after the final decisive Battle of Tewkesbury. In 1475 he declared war on France but signed a treaty which gave him a yearly pension. With Elizabeth he had ten children. He died in 1483.

Prints of this painting are available here.

Elizabeth Wydeville

4 x 6 inches, watercolor, gouache and gold ink, 2008



Elizabeth Wydeville was the mother of Elizabeth of York and grandmother of Henry VIII. She had married Edward IV in 1464. She had previously been married and had two sons, and with Edward gave birth to ten more children. When Edward died in 1483 her brother-in-law Richard III took the throne, placing her two sons Edward and Richard in the Tower of London, after which they were never seen again. After Richard's defeat by Henry VII in 1485, her daughter Elizabeth of York married Henry and the Tudor dynasty was begun. Elizabeth spent her last few years living in a convent and died in 1492 aged 55.

Original Painting available here.

Prints available here.

Mucha Rendition - Spring

4 x 6 inches, watercolor, 2008.

This was painted for the WNW Watercolor Groups Monthly Masters Challenge. This month the theme is "Spring". This is a rendition of "Spring" by Alphons Mucha. Mucha's work became synonymous with Art Nouveau, a style of decorative graphic art featuring beautiful women and flowing lines that encompassed all areas of design, from posters to jewellery to furnishings.

Good Luck

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008



For this weeks Daily Watercolors Blog Wednesday Watercolours Theme of Good Luck I have painted a guy with a Good Luck horseshoe tattoo on his arm.

Saint Sebastian

5 x 7 inches, watercolor, gouache and gold ink, 2008

This was a commission piece for a client who collects images of Saint Sebastian.