Monday 23 August 2010

23/08: SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT!

I've been given the go ahead to show WIP pictures of this portrait which is intended as a 50th birthday present.

I'm working from 3 reference photos and the idea is to show the 'birthday boy' in the guise of David Jason's much loved character 'Del Boy' - complete with flat cap, sheepskin coat and canteen of cutlery (oh and not forgetting the medallion/chain with Letter)

I'm working in coloured pencil on light grey Clairefontaine Pastelmat and this is where I finished at the weekend. This is being fitted in between other ongoing commissions so progress may be a little sporadic


For info, these are the 3 reference pics I'm working from:



I'm really having fun with this one, its nice to work on something a little out of the ordinary now and again!


10 comments:

  1. Brilliant and very brave to undertake a commission like this, I can see you are having fun.

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  2. This is going to be a superb portrait Sue. Don't you just love creating a portrait using a number of different photos. It is challenging but the results are always so rewarding.

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  3. Pukka, Sue, Pukka!! Brave indeed. Interesting to see how you've constructed this from the photos :)

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  4. Pukka, Sue, Pukka!! Brave indeed. Interesting to see how you've constructed this from the photos :)

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  5. Love the idea Sue, sure you will pull it off brilliantly!

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  6. Thanks for posting the refs as I didn't know who David Jason or Del Boy were. This is coming along beautifully but I always know your portraits will be exquisite.

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  7. Thanks very much.

    Hi Jan, I don't think the programme would travel well outside the UK. Del Boy (Derek Trotter of Trotter's Independent Traders) is a cockney 'market trader' always doing what we'd call 'dodgy deals' in his bid to become a millionnaire. He has lots of wonderful catch phrases (and mis-quoted French expressions).

    As Janet has come up with .. Pukka! luvly Jubbly, you 'plonker' are another couple of his.

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  8. And you are doing one fabulous job on this, Sue! Wow... it looks great already!

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