2012-05-20T08:27:27Z Ben Copyright 2012, Ben SPHPBLOG


oils on hungarian hemp,
36 x 85cm

now for the frame]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120501-101746 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z


pretty much just the water to paint now, then a few final touches and it'll be finished.
As always the photo's a bit washed out & doesn't really capture the contrast and colours in the actual painting]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120411-101846 2012-04-11T00:00:00Z 2012-04-11T00:00:00Z


slowly getting there ...]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120411-101637 2012-04-11T00:00:00Z 2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

A small sketch I did today, 48 x 23cm
Graphite on fancy paper]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120405-043617 2012-04-05T00:00:00Z 2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

More work done on this one, still a long way to go yet]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120402-062129 2012-04-02T00:00:00Z 2012-04-02T00:00:00Z


A fair bit more work to go yet, this is the second pass - just fleshing out the colours and composition]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120329-092543 2012-03-29T00:00:00Z 2012-03-29T00:00:00Z


oils on rough hungarian hemp, off to a good start]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120326-233332 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z
]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120313-044943 2012-03-13T00:00:00Z 2012-03-13T00:00:00Z Still needs varnish to really bring out the good bits

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the photo doesn't really show the colors in the dark bits properly - it's a bit washed out, coming along well though.
Probably one more sitting and it'll be done !

still editing the video aswell ..]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120227-041210 2012-02-27T00:00:00Z 2012-02-27T00:00:00Z




plus this one's almost there :



now back to the Belmont commission !]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120219-232922 2012-02-20T00:00:00Z 2012-02-20T00:00:00Z




still a bit of work to go on both of these once this first coat is dry]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120215-073622 2012-02-15T00:00:00Z 2012-02-15T00:00:00Z


two or three more sittings should do it I think !

I forget to take regular shots as I'm working but it's all being captured on video,
I'll put the full video up once the paintings done]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120213-034004 2012-02-13T00:00:00Z 2012-02-13T00:00:00Z



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on to the basic building colour next]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120206-015009 2012-02-06T00:00:00Z 2012-02-06T00:00:00Z still needs another coat to finish it off

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The Belgian linen that I double primed with oil-prime is a really great surface to paint on, this one's gonna be fun.

I also started the progress video but that'll take a while longer to put online !]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120203-044720 2012-02-03T00:00:00Z 2012-02-03T00:00:00Z 8-bit painting in oils, lots more little squares to colour in

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not quite finished, a little illustration job that I painted today.
Still needs another layer and a bit of refinement]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120118-050445 2012-01-18T00:00:00Z 2012-01-18T00:00:00Z