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Painting by PIN numbers

Whilst my paintings take the form of traditional oil on board, the process used to create them is very modern. I use different sized sections of credit cards to paint with, giving me many options as to how to portray whatever it is I am painting.

I wanted to give an insight into the way in which the paintings progress from the beginning through to completion. Below are photographs capturing the evolution of one of my recent paintings ‘Catch of the Day’

Blending in colours in a wave motion
Blending in colours in a wave motion

Using the flat edge of the credit card to create an even horizontal line

Using the corner of a credit card to blend the oil paints

Doing some highlights where the sun is catching the ripples.
Doing some highlights where the sun is catching the ripples.

The painting is starting to take shape, with the sky and sea in place

Using the edge of a small piece of credit card to get a crisp highlight

Adding the foreground colour on top of the red base colour

The finished painting 'Catch of the Day'
The finished painting. ‘Catch of the Day’ by Jeremy Sanders

If you have found this process intriguing and would like to find out more, or even book me to come and do a demonstration, I’d be delighted to hear from you, either in the comments or via the contact page.

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