The self portrait Louis entered for the 2014 competition is featured in the book.
Above is the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year A Little Book of Portraits
Category: Diary
A diary of paintings and drawings by louis smith
Paintings on Canvas
Paintings on Canvas over the past couple of weeks. Below are some students from Manchester University.
Modern Portrait Artists
Modern Portrait Artists at Sky Arts Award
Below is a time lapse video of the artists painting John Humphrys at the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Award. The artists were selected by sending in a self portrait. After winning the regional heats the artists go through to the final.
Portrait Painting in Oils
Portrait Painting in Oils of Penny. Painted in 6 hours in the All Day Portrait session at phoenix House Manchester.
All Day Portrait Classes
Portrait Classes on Sunday, just a couple of images from the portrait class on Sunday, The models were Penny and Peter. The early students had the advantage of choosing between the model and best angles to work from for the rest of the day.
Oil Portrait Painting
Oil Portrait in 2 Hours
This oil portrait was done in 2 hours using a limited palette of red oxide, ultramarine and white.
Hilton Hotel Manchester
Hilton Hotel
Mainly painted using red oxide, ultramarine blue and purple madder.
Oil Painting
Oil Painting Limited palette
For this oil painting I used a limited palette of Red oxide, Ultramarine Blue and Titanium White.
Glaze Paint Workshop 26-27th September
Glaze Paint Technique
Below is an example of the portrait glazed in front of the class on the weekend Glazing Workshop. Each step is demonstrated for a couple of minutes, any questions answered and then the class repeats.
Oil Portrait Painting of Lucy
Oil Portrait Painting 4 Hours
Below is a portrait painted in 4 hours of Lucy using an old reference photo. Sometimes working from a photo is convenient when practicing if there are no models available on the day.
