Scumble and Glaze

30/01/2023

There’s just one place left on my portrait drawing workshop in Sheffield that starts this Thursday evening.

Send me a message if you’re interested!

22/07/2022

It’s been a quiet year at Scumble & Glaze so far but I’m pleased to share some exciting news with you all.

Next month I’m going to be running a landscape painting workshop in the Peak District with Chris Clements from the Northern Realist art school in Manchester.

It will take place on the 23rd of August at Tegg’s Nose Country Park. It’s suitable for all levels and we will be providing materials. Places are limited, so visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plein-air-painting-contour-aerial-perspective-tickets-380363065167 to find out all the details and reserve your spot!

29/09/2021

My next online workshop 'Introduction to Glazing in Oils' starts this Sunday so you only have a few days left to sign up.

I'll be teaching you all about the fundamental principles of glazing in oils. With a particular emphasis on how you can use glazing techniques to create really vivid colours in your work.

Click the link below to find out more, and reserve your spot...

We will be painting a bright blue glass vase (and flowers) over the course of three consecutive Sundays. The painting will be able to dry completely each week, ensuring that the subsequent glaze layers will work correctly.

15/07/2021

I'm pleased to let you know that this summer I'm offering a half price discount on three of my most popular long courses; Portrait Drawing, Still Life Painting and The Complete Landscape Bundle.

All you need to do is use the code 'SUMMERSALE' at checkout and you'll get 50% off the list price.

Click the link below to sign up now!

https://scumbleandglaze.com/

13/07/2021

Here's the second part of this painting demo. I'm working over the dried wash drawing (with an extra raw umber wash on top). I begin by laying in the shadow colours before adding the lightest tone and then establishing a simple set of halftones in between.

11/07/2021

Here's the first stage from my last portrait painting workshop. We started with a simple wash drawing in burnt umber. Using just one pigment allows you to focus on the structure and shadows without worrying about colour mixing. We left this to dry before applying a thin raw umber wash to tone the whole piece in preparation for the second stage.

Watch the full course at:
https://scumbleandglaze.com/p/portrait-painting-in-oils-2

08/07/2021

I'm really excited to share this excellent painting by from last month's portrait workshop - what great work! 👏👏

21/06/2021

Great to be working with students in person again. This is the early stages of a colour cast painting by . Dave has worked really hard with online lessons over the past year and his skills have been developing really quickly so it's nice to be able to work on such an important project in the studio.

20/06/2021

Here's a final shot of my demonstration from the online portrait painting course I've been running the past three Sundays. Thanks to everyone who took part - I've been extremely pleased with all the work produced by all the attendees. I'll hopefully be able to share some of it soon 😁

18/06/2021

Here are the final few stages of this drawing. Lots of gradual refinement using hard charcoal and a kneadable eraser.

17/06/2021

The next stage of this drawing involves laying in major tones before I begin to develop the larger forms of the portrait.