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[Andrew Kitson]

http://www.andrewkit...ages/sheene.htm

[picblanc]

Another lovely painting Andrew, Barry on his TR750 Suzuki at the REAL Woodcote corner, thanks for the link & looking in on us two wheeler guys!

[fil2.8]

Another lovely painting Andrew, Barry on his TR750 Suzuki at the REAL Woodcote corner, thanks for the link & looking in on us two wheeler guys!

Yes , a great painting , indeed , and well spotted on the white roundals , denoting a 750 , where as Andrew states a RG 500 ,

[picblanc]

Yes I noticed that also, the shape of faring is 750 not 500 too.

[Steve Bateman]

Another lovely painting Andrew, Barry on his TR750 Suzuki at the REAL Woodcote corner, thanks for the link & looking in on us two wheeler guys!

Saw the painting on the stairs in the BRDC building on Saturday, cracking job in the flesh and a refreshing change to all the four wheeled pictures there, good though they are.

[Andrew Kitson]

Thanks guys..will change site to TR750 accordingly.

[jaybee49]

Brilliant Painting of Bazzer and Silverstone; Andrew. I do a bit myself, but I am not in your league.

I did this one of Jim Redman in gouach on the Honda Six at a show one weekend just from memory more or less without any reference photo to work from. When I had completed it, I asked Jim just to sign it for me as he was on our stand for most of the weekend - which he did as shown on the photo.



Jim decided to write on it:

'Painted by the great Jim Blanchard from memory in my presence at the Kent Show on the weekend of the 25th/26th September '99 - Jim Redman. (Not sure about the ‘great’ bit though… )

[Coupe Kawasaki]

Do you find that doing something spontaneous like that is more fun Jim? That's some good recall there too mate My wife is going to do some stained glass with different riders and she has already noticed the distinctive style of some of them

Edited by Coupe Kawasaki, 28 June 2010 - 20:32.

[jaybee49]

Yes, I did actually David. It gets a bit tedious working from photographs all the time, though this subject usually demands reference material. Though, I frequently start or finish paintings in public at a show or race meeting as a bit of a party piece and/or let someone have a go it themselves if they are inclined to..

When I do retire proper, I think whatever I produce painting wise will be from my memory or life. I have had enough of working from photographs, and allow myself to be a bit more creative....

[Coupe Kawasaki]

If it's for pleasure it must be different...I shall be painting on-site with the easel when we move..chuck it in the canoe with a few brushes, use the river water etc
Nice to get back to basics sometimes isn't it?


David