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

September 1, 2012

Defying the waves

Beach on the monsoon side of an island.
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Defying the waves
Oil on paper 40 x 30 cm 2012

February 29, 2012

2nd Twitter Art Exhibit

David Sandum (@DavidSandumArt) is doing it again. For the second time he is organizing a charity sale of postcard-sized artworks donated by artists on twitter. The sale will take place as last year in the Moss Library in Norway and this time the proceeds will go to the Women's crisis Center in Moss
Details and interactions on David's Posterous blog .

My contribution on it's way to Norway since this morning is an oil on watercolor paper called "Cinema Stroll".

Cinema Stroll - Oil on watercolor paper


Below, for those interested in seeing the painting process, are shots at different stages of the painting





September 4, 2011

View from my Balcony

This painting could be finished...
I am putting it aside for a while before deciding.
Below are the different stages of the painting process.

The last session ...
Oil on canvas 73 x 54 cm 
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 ... and a detail
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the 1st three sessions:

session 3
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 Session 2
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 Session 1
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and the study - oil on paper

August 22, 2011

August 19, 2011

Industrial zone

Oil sketch on canvas 70 x 50 cm
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August 11, 2011

Study for painting "View from my Balcony"

oil on paper
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August 10, 2011

Study for seascape

Oil on paper
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August 9, 2011

Self Portrait

"Theres that Gap again!"

Oil on paper
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August 5, 2011

Another study for "Summertime II"

 Previous study
Just the shirt on the back of the chair this time...

August 3, 2011

Study for a painting "Sentinels"

Oil on flipchart
(approx 50 x 30 cm)
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