Peter Hobden

I am a painter. I am enchanted to be a painter. I discovered painting late, after more than 20 years as a computer developer and project manager.
This is a journal of my painting as it unfolds including differents stages in the painting process from sketch to finished painting.
My paintings are at http://www.peterhobden.com.My facebook page is PeterHobdenPaintings

January 28, 2008

Old landscape

This painting which I had put on my wall, but which has never quite satisfied me is back. I am trying to get to where i am satisfied. I like the overall painting, love the scene, but ...

Here is the state of it:

80 cm x 60 cm Acrylic on canvas






New street scene

Currently on my easel is this street scene from near me. Stiil a way to go, but I'm happy with how it is developing70 cm x 50 cm

January 21, 2008

Progress on self portiaits

Here is my latest self portrait from life, to show that the practice is beginning to pay off compared to my previous post



Street housefront

This one is almost finished. It is acrylic on canvas 40 cm x 30 cm. The scene is from a street near where I live.

January 12, 2008

Self-Portrait


This is a small canvas I am currently painting. It is on a 24 x 16 cm stretched canvas, and is done in acrylics, so far. I may finish it in oils, with which I am less familiar. People keep telling me "you should really try oils...", so ordered a selection of alkyd (faster drying) oils, which I have yet to try.



Off my easel

This painting is one the ones I am working on. I have put it aside for a few days while I practice (self) portraits from life to improve my live drawing.
The tentative title is "Promenade automne"
It is an acrylic on canvas 60 cm x 80 cm.
Here is a detail to get an idea of the texture