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I miss oil painting

— voice of a man who has only done two and a half practice oil paintings

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and now for something slightly less serious from me: of course I had to do a wee piece for @formulagender, so here is a trans Fernando Alonso — inspired by a conversation with a friend in which we decided Renault!Fernando had 'massive tboy swag' (read: we want to steal his gender and his shirt).

Pentel fude extra fine brush pen and watercolour on hot pressed 100% cotton paper, approx A5 size

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Attempted oil painting for the first time yesterday, so here's a Lando eye 👁️

Not entirely sure how I feel about oils yet, but I'll definitely give them another go when I get the chance!

Winsor & Newton Winton oil paints from various decades gone by (napthol red, cad yellow, cad lemon, ultramarine, burnt sienna) on oils paper from possibly the '80s, scavenged from my art studios

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negative space (Lance)

A. Gallo watercolours on Canson Moulin du Roy cold pressed paper, approx. 7.5x5.75"

Just a quick piece I started last night and finished up this afternoon, painted from a crop of a photo of Lance Stroll. I also used it as an opportunity to break out a paper I hadn't used for a while, wanting something with a softer texture than my usual Arches go-to.

alternate versions below the cut:

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Winter Turns to Spring

The second piece I painted for @formulaborb and @f1bb — George & Lewis. The first portraits I'd painted of these two, somehow, and I had a lot of fun painting in the plants and flowers.

Roman Szmal watercolours, Polychromos coloured pencils, and gold ink on Arches cold pressed paper, just under 10x8"

unpainted sketch under the cut:

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// heavy on the shoulders of a saint //

New painting! Roughly based on a photo of Charles Leclerc from Bahrain 2019, I wanted to work with a bit of negative space and looseness for this one and it turned out pretty well

watercolour on Canson Moulin du Roy cold pressed paper, approx A5 size

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Second F1 sketchbook spread of the season: Lewis in his Ferrari reds, with his hair down. Pls appreciate my versions of the sponsor logos, no free ads from me thank u

Posca, Uni-ball eye micro pen, and various ephemera in my sketchbook, approx. A6 size

close-ups below the cut:

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Late night post for the late night people but! I started a new painting today :)

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Okay consider: what if I actually did a Mermay piece this year? 👀

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Yuki! Excited for his podium era (it's coming, I'm sure of it)

Painted this one in celebration of his home race, reference from his pre-season Hugo Boss shoot.

A limited watercolour palette of pyrrol red, quin gold hue, ultramarine, and burnt umber, on Canson Moulin du Roy cold pressed paper, approx A5 size.

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Hello I am once again opening eye painting commissions! All the details are in the post above, would love to do some more F1 eyes especially (I have some good refs saved), but happy to paint any eye you fancy (as long as you or I can provide decent ref pics).

Also! I am tentatively open for A5 size single portrait commissions — similar to the below paintings:

These would be painted from reference (with a few minor tweaks), and priced at about £45 - £60 depending on complexity. Shoot me a message if interested!

F1 (or other motorsport, would love to paint one of the F1 Academy drivers!), Trek, or personal commissions to the front, I would probably not be interested in painting any characters/celebs I'm not familiar with.

As always I reserve the right to decline a commission if I feel the subject matter or any provided references would not be ideal, but I can absolutely work with you to find something that is.

👁 CUSTOM EYE PAINTING COMMISSIONS 👁

Realised I'm gonna have too much month at the end of my money, BUT I have time to take on a handful of eye commissions - something I've not offered publicly for over a year!

I WILL PAINT:

your favourite F1 or sports person; Star Trek or Good Omens characters; your favourite film or TV show blorbo(s); yourself and/or your partner/friend/family member etc; in short, any eye you fancy!

I REQUIRE:

clear reference(s) that include the whole eye & eyebrow — ideally high res or close-ups if from TV/film, multiple references are always helpful if it's a person/character I'm not familiar with. I'm always down to help find references!

if taking your own references, please use the back camera (rather than selfie camera) of your phone, and take pictures in natural light (stand near a window ideally)

YOU WILL RECIEVE:

the physical painting AND a digital copy for personal use (as an icon, etc although I appreciate credit if posting online).

Paper options:

2.5 x 3.75" rectangle on smooth (hot press) or lightly textured (cold press) paper

approx. 3.5" square on smooth (hot press) or lightly textured (cold press) paper

custom size paper if you have a miniature frame/locket/etc you'd like to fill (I will paint to a rectangle/square size and you can trim the painting to fit)

Left: cold press (textured) subtle natural paper texture shows up watercolour granulation better. Right: hot press (smooth) gives smoother washes.

All paintings created using professional grade watercolours with a high lightfastness.

PRICE:

1 eye - £15 (plus shipping)

discounts available for sets of 2/3/4/etc

payment required upfront before I start work on your painting

payment via PayPal

TURNAROUND TIME:

on average 1-2 weeks, although provided I have the free time I usually get them done within a couple days and sent out within a week. Feel free to ask if you have a specific deadline and I'll see what I can do

SHIPPING:

paintings will be shipped as a 'large letter' meaning shipping costs should be reasonable (on average £5 - £8, but actual cost depends on your country). Happy to ship internationally wherever I'm able. I am based in the UK.

TO ORDER:

shoot me a message (DM) on here!

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS:

comment or send me a message/ask!

PLEASE NOTE:

these paintings work slightly differently to traditional commissions in that, since it normally takes me one sitting to paint them, I won't be asking for approval after every step. Instead it works as follows:

We decide on an eye and find references; confirm paper, colour palette, etc

I do the rough pencil sketch and show you to confirm

I paint the eye

Ta-dah! You recieve your painting

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Today: caught up on the F1 Academy races, and did the sketch for a Yuki painting! (this is before the sketch was complete)

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In celebration of his first pole and most recent win at the China GP, here's Oscar 🧡

Based on one of the photos from his Gentleman's Journal shoot late last year, and painted as my attempt at @theereboseffect colour palette challenge over on instagram. The colour palette was a steep learning curve, and I definitely didn't choose the right paper for the vast amount of layering I did here, but I'm proud of how he turned out.

Roman Szmal watercolours + a small amount of coloured pencil, on Canson Moulin du Roy cold pressed paper, approx. A5 size.

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Just checking in to say.. none of you are ready for the painting I just finished today 👀

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& here's the finished piece! Seb & Charles, based on that one iconic photo from the Bahrain GP 2019 ❤️

This was a commission from @antspaul for @gayferrari and I had a lot of fun (& frustration, as u do) painting it! Definitely learnt a few new things on this piece.

Watercolour, coloured pencil, and gold ink on Arches cold pressed paper, each piece A5 size. The two sides are separate and function as a diptych.

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with the encouragement of the group chat, I gave my quick F1 sketches little blushy cheeks :))

in order: Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Alex Albon, Lando Norris

Pentel brush sign pen (black, dark grey) + digital colour

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no place to call home anymore // Malcolmstone + The Mountain Goats lyrics (alternate version)

Blackwing pencil on cartridge paper, approx. A7 (business card) size