Smiler
Being a very quick painter in watercolour and attending two art clubs a week I was struggling to constantly come up with new subjects. My solution was to do tonal portrait studies in water mixable oils, I find it very enjoyable and it gives me valuable practice in a medium I am trying to master. So far I have done both celebrities and family members and this on is of Stephen Lewis who played Smiler in Last of the Summer Wine and Blakey in On th Buses.
About the Artist
Barry Hulme
I started painting in 2004, I am influenced by Wesson, Seago and many of the great masters, more recently I enjoy the work of Steve Hall, John Hoar and Alvaro Castignet to name but a few. I paint in a loose style and try to simplify as I can. The medium I enjoy most is watercolour but dabble with…
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