I’ve been thinking my latest posts have been somewhat heavy and morbid, so this week we are going to do something more fun and childish. Here are some drawings of children. All of them were done with willow stick charcoal on paper, which is basically a burnt stick of willow. It gives nice blacks and … More Kids
I am back in London after a busy summer and am happily back in my studio. Just this week I finished a new painting which today I am pleased to publish here. It is based on the engraving by Albrecht Dürer shown below. This was first published in 1513. The armed and armoured knight canters into … More Death, Knight and the Devil
For this post, we are showing again a drawing and the resulting painting. In this case, the drawing and the painting are extremely similar. This drawing has a sort of Guernica feeling to it. I think the graphic marks reflect the violence of the theme. The theme is Mars, the bringer of war (according to … More Mars
Once again, here is a sketch and the painting that resulted from it. The natural progression would be to a more formal composition in the painting to result in a more permanent image. The theme perhaps came to me from several visits to the Stratford Festival, and the title of both works is “Shakespeare”. One … More Shakespeare
Today I thought it might be fun to display a finished painting and the sketch I made in preparation. Often, a preparatory drawing helps to organize your thoughts into a plastic form. The drawing is indeed a sketch, but I am pleased with the way the quick marks fall into place. The theme, “Death and … More Death and the Maiden
Barry Trower 