Oh my... full-on Berkoff crush...

A firm believer in the old academic practice of learning by copying masterpieces, what better way to use my son’s naptime than to copy a modern master? My embryonic copy of Frida’s Self Portrait with Hummingbird...… instagram.com/p/B-2HcvYHjzu/…

Some progress! Things learned so far: 1) warm ground was probably a mistake 2) Frida used a lot more fine brushwork than I realised! This is proving more labour intensive than I expected... @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/B-42ASJHMmq/…

Habemos foliage! @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/B_Fhu6Pn0xN/…

One of the less awful self portraits to emerge from my oil monotype sessions. With a colour scheme lifted from a Tintin comic, a kind of Herge/Bellany mashup? @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/B_N4klnH1ui/…

Couple of brooding shots of my little boy Felix this morning. On the hunt for painters to look at who capture children sans the usual cliches. Any suggestions artfans? @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/B_ZzniOHr_f/…

The monkey has landed. Now for the cat... @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/B_cs6BYHCY_/…

Cat! #fridakahlo #copyingthemasters #selfportrait #artistsoninstagram #arte #kunst #oilpainting #thursdaymotivation #eastcliffcreatives #tomorrowsfreedom #adamnewton instagram.com/p/B_ncXxgnFWo/…

More progress! Like the rest of this project, the face is proving trickier than I thought. Frida’s direct and untrained style actually hides some rather sophisticated techniques... instagram.com/p/B_17qMSn9mj/…

Gosh what a slog! Feel like I’ve turned a corner though. But still got a long ways still to go... #SundayFunday

Been treated to a lush set of extra long filbert Silver Grand Prix brushes for my birthday. Looking forward to me first daub! What’s your favourite painting tool artfans? @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/CAcGKPPH5vM/…

I’ve been craving a bit of structure of late, so I’m following this painting textbook from 1924. The opening chapter/diatribe on modern art is a hoot (love the idea of ‘impressionist extremists’) but the technical chapters were full of gems. This is the first tonal exercise...

Almost there with my Frida copy. Oil on canvas board... #copyingthemasters

Verging on finished. I’ve not quite managed to copy Frida’s paint handling, so this is more of an illustration in some ways, but overall I’m pleased. A satisfying way to get used to oil anyway... #fridakahlo #copyingthemasters #oilpainting #selfportrait

A second attempt at the first exercise from my #haroldspeed textbook in progress. This time in perylene black, which gives a rather marvellous green hue. . . . . . #artwork #sketch #artistsoninstagram #painting #art… instagram.com/p/CBvDiYMn-Tm/…

Put on your 3D specs now, viewers. My latest stereographic collage of Muybridge figures and Dore’s illustration for The Town Rat and the Country Rat by La Fontaine. “Come,” said the liberal citizen, “and let us finish our ragout.”

My latest scribble of our sproglet...

📢1 week til..my new commission SLOOPWILD goes live on demand ..download to👂drift walk 11-27 June UNFIX - brings communities across the world together for three amazing weeks of arts and ecology. unfixfestival.com/featured/jane-…

Wonderful to see Payers Park as muf architecture/art intended for the amazing launch of Folkestone Triennial 2021 having featured in the 2014 Triennial. Congratulations to Creative Folkestone for such a wonderful evening.