My Attempt at a Hockney

This is my little celebration of our greatest living Artist David Hockney. RA who is currently exhibiting his latest work at the Royal Academy of Art.

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/david-hockney-ra-a-bigger-picture-150/david-hockney-miniprints-garrowby-1318/product.html?LproductId=1318

I have attempted to reproduce a scene which I photographed on a recent cycle ride.

(See my countryside blog post dated 16th Feb 2012 for the photograph)

David Hockney's latest work which he completes from drawings he creates on an iPad 2 and reproduces in the studio. Its extremely difficult to try and create something in his style as he sees colours in scenes that really need a lot of examination to discover. Initially his latest work looks (to some) like something a child would produce, but the more you study it the more amazing it becomes. 

Unfortunately you wont find that here, but it was worth a try.

The Speedy Stoat

Another Silhouette Doodle

Phantom Silhouette

A topical sketch presently in support of our Aircrew

Phantoms are scarce now, but amazing aircraft all the same

(and they are the only ones I can draw easily without referring to a photograph {:)

Observed walking about loose in a field next to farm buildings

I completed this quite some time ago and thought it would look OK here

Tuscan Miniatures

Holiday doodlings.

San Gimignano View

The medieval hill top city of San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany)

Viewed from a vineyard at Le Cellole