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These portraits are a work in progress, painted in acrylic using a limited palette inspired by Anders Zorn — just four colours: ivory black, titanium white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red. It’s a brilliant way to study warm and cool tones and learn how to create beautiful complexity with minimal ingredients. It’s all about layering, sculpting form, and understanding the planes of the face.
Perfect for those wanting to deepen their portrait skills without the overwhelm of a full palette!
Do you want to paint a portrait? Get in touch today!
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Young artists
Just look at what some of my younger artists have been creating at The Arthouse Oasis!

We’ve been painting a legend in the studio.
(I don’t mean Dame Judi Dench was in the studio, but you know what I mean!)

Well, they’re finally finished! 😍
We’ve been working on these beautiful Rococo-inspired oil paintings for quite some time now, and just look at them!
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