Tom
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Graphite on Cartridge paper. I've been practicing my drawing skills today in preparation for the Colin Pethick portrait workshop tomorrow. Drawing people is not my strong point and I've decided to push myself to do more whilst in lockdown. This is Tom, my Father-In-Law, taken about 40 years ago. In real life the shading is more subtle. Taking a photo seems to harden the image somehow when in pencil. He will be the subject I'm attempting to portray in oils.
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Pete Batho
Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…
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