I now seldom work in watercolour so this is a rare painting of mine in a frame purchased at a Topsham antiques market on the quay!
The Afghan rose, a saddler in the bazaar of Tashkourgan occasionally interrupts his work to breathe a rose with infinite delicacy. The old craftsman then seems to escape from this world.
Mahmad Niyaz, May 1967. Original image by Roland and Sabrina Michaud.
Continuing with the Glastonbury Festival theme next on the easel is one from 2019 and The Killers with Blue Pyramid! an acrylic on 1000 x 500mm canvas! Al
I’ve started with some Payne’s Grey to define the structures and then have used some acrylic aerosol spray to flatten the sky. I love the effects you get when you paint over the top of the spray because sometimes the tube paint is slightly repelled by the undercoat, we’ll see how it goes!
A few more old paintings of mine please click on the image to see a larger image. Thanks for looking Al
With the passing of Glastonbury 2024 I’ve decided on choosing a familiar subject. This is my first painting in some time! There is nothing quite like standing close to the front of the Pyramid Stage when it’s on fire! I think everyone who loves music should experience once in their lifetime! Entiteled Pyramid on Fire, acrylic on canvas 30 x 20″. This picture will be available as a print too! Al
Framed in a new home!
This is the last batch of old paintings I’ve pulled out of dark, dusty corners in my house; that is unless I decide to look in the attic! It’s quite nice discovering them again although they were painted quite a while ago now! Please click on the image to see the enlarged picture! Once again thanks for looking and please collection only! Al
Below are a few paintings from quite a while ago that have been gathering dust behind cupboards and drawers. I’ve decided to sell these off and share the love! Hope there is something here that you may like? All pictures are mounted and plastic covered. Click on image for larger view! More recent paintings can be found in the menu above! Thanks for looking! Al
We had a weekend in London and early one morning I popped out of our hotel The Park Plaza in Westminster and visited Leake Street where graffiti artists are at work. These are a few pictures from this journey through spray can land!
A couple of paintings past have found new homes! I’ve had these on my studio wall for some time now and have enjoyed them immensely so now they’ve got new walls to adorn and the love is shared!
A few more pen & ink drawings from the past including various North Devon scenes. All drawn on Fisk draughting film and using Staedler mapping pens although now I prefer to use traditional nib or Unibal pens. Please click on an image to see it in full resolution! Al
A print from a sketch I completed many years ago on a visit to a local village called Clovelly. This came to mind on a recent trip with my wife and after found some prints in one of my print drawers. Below is the sketch made on a lovely sunny day with the Red Lion Hotel in all it’s glory and above a hand washed water colour rendering!
Al Brown Artist. 