Fancy learning this technique

Here we have the completed underpainting stage. It's a commission painting and the customer is more than happy with things so far. Portraiture is very different indeed from the normal wet on wet oil painting technique which I teach in my regular classes. If you'd like to learn this portrait technique, I have availability on the Valerie Stewart 4 day portrait seminar which will take place in June. Full details can be found HERE. With less than 6 weeks to go before Valerie flys in to the UK to teach us Europeans her marvelous method, there's still time to take part.

Anyone lost a chicken?

Late yesterday afternoon I heard words I hadn't heard in a long time. As I opened my front door to my neighbour she said 'Chicken loose........'. Our girls have been pretty well behaved for months so I was surprised to hear they have been going on advewntures. 'It's a red one', said Deb. I was more than curious as a fox took both our red ones a few weeks ago. Sure enough, pecking in a garden a few doors down was the spitting image of Goldie. It wasn't her, I thought it might be too good to be true. She was easy to catch, tempted by a handful of grain. She's scratching away in the back garden as I type and I'm thinking if we can find one more stray we'll have a nice even half-dozen again. But...if anyone knows of any missing chickens in the Capel area do give me a call as we probably have your bird. Meanwhile, we've called her Goldie 2 and we'll look after her until (if ever) she is claimed.